I suppose any regulation or law is open to abuse, just look at how Zuma runs parliament.

However, in most cases forfeiture / seizure / asset preservation based on probable cause and balance of probabilities serves to protect society against the kinds of people that wil tie up court cases for years and even decades, because they can, and use that time to make the proceeds disappear via pond scum bankers and lawyers.   Again Zuma serves as an example of this.

In the interest of balanced reporting, should DM not perhaps also have included examples of where asset forfeiture has absolutely had the desired effects?