On participation in the working group for asset recovery in Vienna (Austria)

During the 12-14 of June, 2024, in Vienna (Austria) a delegation from the Asset Recovery Committee attended the eighteenth session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Asset Recovery of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
Representatives of law enforcement and other government agencies from over 150 countries took part in it.
This event is dedicated to studying best practices in detecting, containing and preventing corruption risks, returning stolen assets, as well as problematic issues of international cooperation.
Representatives of the Prosecutor's Office of Kazakhstan highlighted the main provisions of the Law «On the return of illegally acquired assets to the state» and the directions of the Committee's activities.
The presentation was received positively by the event participants and published on the UNODC Secretariat website as a successful work experience.
The Committee staff made a number of proposals to develop, under the auspices of the above-mentioned working group, recommendations to improve the efficiency of information exchange in cases of unjust enrichment, to create a platform for sending electronic requests, as well as the use of modern IT tools to search for and return illegally withdrawn assets.
Also on the sidelines of the event, negotiations were held with representatives of the European Union, Interpol, UNODC, Switzerland, Singapore, USA, Malaysia, Panama, Russia, Malta, Austria, Ukraine and a number of other countries and international organizations.

Asset Recovery Committee
Prosecutor General’s Office
Republic of Kazakhstan