ASSET RECOVERY DIVISION (ARD)

The mandate of the Asset Recovery Division (ARD) is to make acquisitive crime less attractive by depriving offenders and/or their beneficiaries of the benefits of crime.

The functions of the ARD are; to provide legal advice to investigating bodies and recovery agencies in asset recovery cases, prosecute asset recovery cases, enforce measures for recovery of proceeds of crime, pursue compensation for victims in successfully prosecuted cases, establish and maintain effective communication, coordination, collaborations and linkages with key stakeholders in asset recovery, initiate and provide strategies and guidelines for asset recovery and strengthen the internal asset recovery operational capacity of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. 

This division is headed by Ms. Annet Namatovu Ddungu – Chief State Attorney (CSA).