Training sessions on “International Co-operation in the Field of Recovery of Proceeds of Crime” were held online on 4-5 July and 6-7 July 2022 for the representatives of law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

 

Participants, guided by two international experts, discussed information sharing and co-operation at the national and international levels, gained knowledge on the instruments and channels facilitating international exchange of information and looked into the principles of dual criminality and asset seizure and confiscation.

 

These training activities aimed at strengthening the asset recovery systems in both countries.

 

More information is available at:

Training session on international cooperation in the field of recovery of proceeds of crime for representatives of law enforcement agencies in Kazakhstan - Newsroom (coe.int)

 

Training session on international cooperation in the field of recovery of proceeds of crime for representatives of state authorities in Kyrgyzstan - Newsroom CA TAEC-Kyrgyzstan (coe.int)

 

The training sessions were organised in the framework of the Action “Promoting Transparency and Action against Economic Crime” of the Central Asia Rule of Law Programme 2020-2023, which is a joint initiative co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.