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Necessary to adopt law on confiscation of property
Nis,
2 April 2008
Serbian Minister of Justice Dusan Petrovic said today in Nis that the law on confiscating property acquired through criminal acts will be the most efficient means of fighting organised crime.
Petrovic said at the opening of a round table discussion on financial investigation and confiscation of property acquired through criminal acts in the Nis District Court that this law needs to be adopted urgently so that Serbia can begin the process of eradicating the most serious forms of criminal acts.
He pointed out that Serbia is a country facing a big crime problem as well as those who benefit from it, i.e. those who are getting rich through crime.
The Minister said that European countries and the US have similar laws and added that Italian experiences show that it is not possible to fight organised crime without adopting a law on confiscation of property.
According to him, it has been very difficult to establish a direct connection between property acquired through criminal acts and individual criminal acts.
Petrovic recalled that the law on confiscation of property acquired through criminal acts is financed from the Project for fighting commercial crime in Serbia, and financed by the EU through the European Agency for Reconstruction and the Council of Europe.
The aim of this project is to improve Serbia’s capabilities in preventing commercial crime and fight against it in line with international standards and examples of best practice, he explained.
He pointed out that Serbia is a country facing a big crime problem as well as those who benefit from it, i.e. those who are getting rich through crime.
The Minister said that European countries and the US have similar laws and added that Italian experiences show that it is not possible to fight organised crime without adopting a law on confiscation of property.
According to him, it has been very difficult to establish a direct connection between property acquired through criminal acts and individual criminal acts.
Petrovic recalled that the law on confiscation of property acquired through criminal acts is financed from the Project for fighting commercial crime in Serbia, and financed by the EU through the European Agency for Reconstruction and the Council of Europe.
The aim of this project is to improve Serbia’s capabilities in preventing commercial crime and fight against it in line with international standards and examples of best practice, he explained.
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