Minister Tahiri made it known that the amendment of the current Law is considered necessary after the assessment that it has not been sufficiently implemented, whereas the amendment will enable much more efficient execution of the confiscation of assets.

“It was necessary to review the policies of the confiscation of assets acquired by criminal offence, in order for our state to prove that it is ready to confiscate the illegal assets as the most actual measure against the organized crime and corruption and to send a signal that nobody can use the assets acquired by criminal offence” said Minister Tahiri.

Speaking about the fundamental changes in the new draft law, the Minister highlighted that ambiguities with other applicable norms, such as Criminal Procedure Code, have been removed, and the list has been extended and it now includes the criminal offences, for which the notion of confiscation applies, including criminal offences of official corruption and criminal offences related to official duty, criminal offences against public health, trafficking in humans, slavery and abduction, and those related to money laundering and financing of terrorism.

Minister Tahiri welcomed the comments and proposals of the civil society for this draft law, which will be included in the further process. Minister Tahiri notified the members of the civil society that the Draft Law on the Extended Powers for the Confiscation of Assets acquired by criminal offence and the Draft law on the protection of whistleblowers will be adopted in the upcoming meeting of the Government.