The Economic Crime Affairs Directorate General is a department of the Ministry under the Attorney General Division. It is responsible for leading and supervising investigations of crimes related to tax and customs related crimes, as well as crimes committed in violations of intellectual property and consumer rights, usury, illegal possession of foreign currency, counterfeiting and distribution, and other economic crimes that have a negative impact on the country’s economy. It is also responsible to bring criminal charges against perpetrators before courts of law and ensure that perpetrators are punished in accordance with the law. At the regional level, it is also responsible for leading investigations and prosecutions of the above-mentioned crimes through its branches in Adama, Kombolcha, Bahir Dar, Gondar, and Jigjiga.
