Business trip of the delegation of the Prosecutor General's Office to the USA
July 18, 2022, Washington. The delegation of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan headed by First Deputy Prosecutor General Tashimbayev T.G. during a business trip to the United States of America held working meetings with the leadership of the US Department of Justice, representatives of the FBI and the World Bank.
The parties discussed issues of strengthening cooperation on specific
criminal cases, transmission of requests in electronic format, exchange of experience in the field of combating cybercrime, conclusion of agreements on extradition and transfer of convicts.
During the meeting, T. Tashimbayev informed American colleagues about the Inter-agency commission on combating illegal concentration of economic resources formed on June 5 by the Decree of the President, one of the main goals of which is to return funds illegally withdrawn from the country.
Representatives of the US Department of Justice assured of support and readiness to assist the Kazakh side in tracing and recovering criminal assets from the USA to Kazakhstan.
The parties came to a mutual opinion that only coordinated joint efforts can effectively combat transnational organized crime and money laundering.
In addition, the delegation of Kazakhstan met with representatives of the World Bank project "StAR Initiative" (Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative).
The issues of supporting Kazakhstan's efforts to return criminally acquired assets transferred abroad, including to offshore jurisdictions, and conducting trainings for prosecutors and investigators in this area of cooperation were discussed with the World Bank.
Representatives of the World Bank supported these initiatives of the Kazakh side.
Following the results of the event, the parties expressed satisfaction with the dialogue that took place and outlined joint steps for further interaction.
Source: Press Service of the Prosecutor General's Office