Today, the capital of Kazakhstan hosted the 20th anniversary meeting of prosecutors general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.
The prosecutors general of the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the prosecutor general of the Supreme People's prosecutor's Office of China, the chief solicitor of India and the Additional Prosecutor General of Pakistan took part in its work in an online format.
Opening the meeting, Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Berik Asylov noted the role of the organization, which has established itself as an authoritative expert platform for discussing measures aimed at combating transnational crime in the region.
Assistant to the president – secretary of the Security Council Gizat Nurdauletov delivered a welcoming speech on behalf of the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
In his speech, the secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Zhang Ming stressed the importance of cooperation between supervisory authorities in order to protect human rights and respond to modern challenges.
The main topic of the meeting was the exchange of experience, discussion of best practices and problems in the return of Criminal Assets.
It is noted that transnational economic crime is a global threat that not only encroaches on security, but also undermines the stability, transparency and efficiency of financial systems.
According to international experts, the annual difference in trade turnover of the SCO member states with other countries is about 675 billion US dollars.
It is not excluded that some of these cash flows are directed to criminal purposes, including the financing of terrorism and extremism.
In this context, the prosecutor general of Kazakhstan shared his experience in the return of criminal capital, in particular, he informed his colleagues about the activities of the interdepartmental Commission on combating illegal concentration of economic resources, which was established by the decree of the president of Kazakhstan.
As Berik Asylov noted, crime annually causes irreparable damage to the economy of our countries. Only close interaction and joint work can create an insurmountable barrier to such challenges.
Sri Tushar Mehta spoke about the measures taken in India to combat transnational economic crimes.
Prosecutor general of China Zhang Jun informed the participants of the meeting about the mechanisms and instruments used in the PRC on the recovery of assets obtained by criminal means and exported abroad.
Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov also spoke about the Russian experience in this area.
Prosecutor general of Tajikistan Yusuf Rahmon made a report on measures to prevent the illegal export of money and other valuables obtained by criminal means and transferred abroad.
Prosecutor general of the Kyrgyz Republic Kurmankul Zulushev and Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan Nigmatilla Yuldashev spoke about the work of interdepartmental commissions for the search and return of illegally exported assets abroad.
During the discussion, the delegates shared their views on the need to strengthen cooperation between law enforcement agencies of the SCO member states and combine efforts to improve communication in order to effectively work to combat transnational economic crimes.
As a result of the event, the heads of the prosecutor general's offices signed the minutes of the meeting, which define priority tasks for further cooperation and exchange of best practices on the return of stolen assets.
After the signing of the protocol, Berik Asylov held bilateral meetings with foreign colleagues on the further development of international cooperation.
Press service of the prosecutor general's office