MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND OTHER HIGH – RANKING OFFICIALS FROM THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI PAY WORKING-VISIT TO EOCO.

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND OTHER HIGH – RANKING OFFICIALS FROM THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI PAY WORKING-VISIT TO EOCO.

A nine-member delegation from the Southern African Kingdom of Eswatini paid a working visit to Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in Accra on Tuesday, 25th November 2025. The Executive Director and key members of Management received the delegation.

The delegation consisted of five – Members of the Parliament of Eswatini, officials from their Ministry of Justice, the Eswatini Commission on Human Rights and the Ministry of Public Service. An official accompanied them from Ghana’s Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHIRAJ) as part of a working tour of selected institutions in Ghana.

The visit, led by Honourable Michael Masilela and Gugu Nsibande of the Eswatini Ministry of Justice, aimed at understudying the work of key institutions in Ghana. Their focus areas included Human Rights, Public Administration/Administrative Justice, and Anti-corruption. According to the delegation, this exchange was essential in helping Eswatini lawmakers gain firsthand experience on the operational efficiencies of EOCO, with the intention of replicating best practices in Eswatini.

Following EOCO’S presentation on its mandate, functions, and practical operations, the delegation engaged in an interactive session where they sought further clarification on a number of issues. These included information about the EOCO Act (2010) Act 804, which established the Office and some legal processes like freezing, seizures and confiscations and the asset management regime of the Office. They also enquired about the systems put in place for the protection and anonymity of whistle blowers who volunteer information to the Office, the safety of Officers due to nature of crimes investigated and the tenure of Office of the Executive Director.

The Executive Director and his team assured that due to the importance of whistle blowers and informants in the fight against economic and organised crime, the Office treats all such persons with the utmost confidentiality, anonymity and in some cases even offer physical protection.

At the end of the discussion, Hon. Michael Masilela on behalf of the delegation, expressed gratitude to EOCO for their warm welcome and wealth of practical knowledge imparted. He added that it would help their Members of Parliament to draft practical and operationally robust Bills and pass same into Laws that will be beneficial to the Kingdom of Eswatini in the area of organised crime.