The long-awaited State Assets Recovery Bill was read in the National Assembly for the first time on Monday and envisions the use of civil proceedings to recover property belonging to the State.
The Bill which was one of three introduced, was presented by Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC and comes months after consultations and the introduction of a draft Bill which was objected to by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) and the Private Sector Commission.
