DPP, Nchindo lawyers square up

In the current sideshow, the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has drawn first blood by demanding that Collins Newman Attorneys should recuse themselves from the case.

DPP argues that Collins and Newman suffers conflict of interest in the matter. "We wish to put it on record that we are gravely concerned about issues of conflict of interest and ethics on your part," said a letter from DPP citing a transaction that was carried out by Collins and Newman on behalf of Tourism Development Consortium and Golconda companies which are at the centre of the case.