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- 26 September 2013, 12:15
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
Today, on the 26th of September , 2013 in the city of Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 11th session of General Prosecutors of Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states was held.
The session was attended by Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Alexander Zvyagintsev, Prosecutor General of the Kyrgyz Republic Aida Salyanova, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askhat Daulbayev, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the People’s Republic of China Ke Khanming, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Tajikistan Sherkhon Salimzoda, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan Rashidjon Kadyrov and other representatives of the mentioned states.
Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Alexander Zvyagintsev represented Russia by holding a report. He emphasized that one of basic threats to security of member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization comes from transnational economic criminality, inextricably connected with corruption and money laundering.
According to Alexander Zvyagintsev, the cooperation between the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation with the Procuratorates of member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the field of rendering legal support in criminal cases, interconnected with commission of transfrontier economic crimes, is carried out both under international treaties and through implementation of their provisions in national legislation.
In particular, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation has developed and presented to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation a set of propositions, oriented to perfection of Russian legislation, aiming at creation of viable mechanism of revelation, arrest, forfeiture and reimbursement of captured assets.
As the result of implementation of resolutions, adopted at one of the summits of the «Octarchy», the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation created a national contact point for securing the practical international cooperation in the sphere of revelation, arrest, forfeiture and reimbursement of the captured assets, acquired through acts of corruption.
On the initiative of RF the participants of the 18th Annual conference of International Prosecutors Association, hosted in October this year in Moscow, adopted a recommendation on preparation of Guidelines on return of assets for Prosecutors.
The practice of conclusion of short-term bilateral cooperation programs, providing conduction of specific events, oriented on exchange of experience in the area of countering the criminality, including economic criminality, as well as legalization of revenues, obtained by criminal means and their return to the countries of origin, is widely implemented. At the present moment the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation is implementing 13 such programs.
Alexander Zvyagintsev pointed out that a huge effort had been accomplished. Currently we possess over 60 interdepartmental cooperation agreements with the partners from 54 countries, within which implementation of the multi-sided and bilateral meetings and consultations in regard of extradition and legal aid are held.
Representatives of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation participate in the work of Global Forum on return of stolen assets, in events of International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities, Eurasian Group on money laundering control, Arabic Forum on return of assets. Within the frame of these events, in cooperation with foreign partners, the search of solutions for complicated matters is carried out, both in the sphere of prosecution for transfrontier economic crimes and in the area of securing the seizure and return of stolen assets.
As denoted by Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation in his speech, the capacities of financial intelligence unit- Federal Financial Monitoring Service are also deployed by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation for detection of stolen assets. This Service cooperates with the relevant units of 90 foreign states and jurisdictions.
The work performed had the results - underlined Alexander Zvyagintsev. There exist positive examples of return of assets and property, illegally divested beyond the Russian Federation, from Great Britain, Spain, Norway, USA, Switzerland, solutions of arrest and confiscation of monetary funds and property on the basis of Russian legal assistance inquiries in Latvia, Lichtenstein, Monaco, Serbia, France and Switzerland.
In conclusion of his speech, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Alexander Zvyagintsev offered a set of initiatives, oriented on increase of effectiveness in countering the transfrontier criminality. Among such is: suggestion to develop within the platform of the UN the universal treaties and common queries on extradition and legal aid in criminal cases. He expressed hope for further development of interdepartmental cooperation for countering the transfrontier criminality, with account of personal working experience of prosecution bodies of each state.
Then the reporters, representing delegations of the Prosecutor General's Offices of member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, addressed the public, subsequent to which active discussion of examined matters in countering the transfrontier criminality took place.
Apart from that, the Parties signed Protocol Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to operating procedure of a session of General Prosecutors of Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states, proposed by Regional antiterrorist unit of Organization in 2012.
Upon the conclusion of a session, with due regard to the Charter of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Shanghai Convention concerning the fight against terrorism, extremism and separatism, as well as other international agreements, previously jointed by member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the final protocol was signed.
On the margins of the summit of Coordination Board of Prosecutor Generals and Shanghai Cooperation Organization, numerous bilateral meetings of Board members from CIS countries were held, as well as the meetings of leading officials of the Prosecutor General's Offices from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
The next, twelfth session of General Prosecutors from member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, shall be held in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
26 September 2013, 12:15
In concern of the 11th session of General Prosecutors of Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states
Today, on the 26th of September , 2013 in the city of Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 11th session of General Prosecutors of Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states was held.
The session was attended by Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Alexander Zvyagintsev, Prosecutor General of the Kyrgyz Republic Aida Salyanova, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askhat Daulbayev, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the People’s Republic of China Ke Khanming, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Tajikistan Sherkhon Salimzoda, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan Rashidjon Kadyrov and other representatives of the mentioned states.
Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Alexander Zvyagintsev represented Russia by holding a report. He emphasized that one of basic threats to security of member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization comes from transnational economic criminality, inextricably connected with corruption and money laundering.
According to Alexander Zvyagintsev, the cooperation between the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation with the Procuratorates of member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the field of rendering legal support in criminal cases, interconnected with commission of transfrontier economic crimes, is carried out both under international treaties and through implementation of their provisions in national legislation.
In particular, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation has developed and presented to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation a set of propositions, oriented to perfection of Russian legislation, aiming at creation of viable mechanism of revelation, arrest, forfeiture and reimbursement of captured assets.
As the result of implementation of resolutions, adopted at one of the summits of the «Octarchy», the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation created a national contact point for securing the practical international cooperation in the sphere of revelation, arrest, forfeiture and reimbursement of the captured assets, acquired through acts of corruption.
On the initiative of RF the participants of the 18th Annual conference of International Prosecutors Association, hosted in October this year in Moscow, adopted a recommendation on preparation of Guidelines on return of assets for Prosecutors.
The practice of conclusion of short-term bilateral cooperation programs, providing conduction of specific events, oriented on exchange of experience in the area of countering the criminality, including economic criminality, as well as legalization of revenues, obtained by criminal means and their return to the countries of origin, is widely implemented. At the present moment the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation is implementing 13 such programs.
Alexander Zvyagintsev pointed out that a huge effort had been accomplished. Currently we possess over 60 interdepartmental cooperation agreements with the partners from 54 countries, within which implementation of the multi-sided and bilateral meetings and consultations in regard of extradition and legal aid are held.
Representatives of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation participate in the work of Global Forum on return of stolen assets, in events of International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities, Eurasian Group on money laundering control, Arabic Forum on return of assets. Within the frame of these events, in cooperation with foreign partners, the search of solutions for complicated matters is carried out, both in the sphere of prosecution for transfrontier economic crimes and in the area of securing the seizure and return of stolen assets.
As denoted by Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation in his speech, the capacities of financial intelligence unit- Federal Financial Monitoring Service are also deployed by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation for detection of stolen assets. This Service cooperates with the relevant units of 90 foreign states and jurisdictions.
The work performed had the results - underlined Alexander Zvyagintsev. There exist positive examples of return of assets and property, illegally divested beyond the Russian Federation, from Great Britain, Spain, Norway, USA, Switzerland, solutions of arrest and confiscation of monetary funds and property on the basis of Russian legal assistance inquiries in Latvia, Lichtenstein, Monaco, Serbia, France and Switzerland.
In conclusion of his speech, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Alexander Zvyagintsev offered a set of initiatives, oriented on increase of effectiveness in countering the transfrontier criminality. Among such is: suggestion to develop within the platform of the UN the universal treaties and common queries on extradition and legal aid in criminal cases. He expressed hope for further development of interdepartmental cooperation for countering the transfrontier criminality, with account of personal working experience of prosecution bodies of each state.
Then the reporters, representing delegations of the Prosecutor General's Offices of member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, addressed the public, subsequent to which active discussion of examined matters in countering the transfrontier criminality took place.
Apart from that, the Parties signed Protocol Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to operating procedure of a session of General Prosecutors of Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states, proposed by Regional antiterrorist unit of Organization in 2012.
Upon the conclusion of a session, with due regard to the Charter of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Shanghai Convention concerning the fight against terrorism, extremism and separatism, as well as other international agreements, previously jointed by member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the final protocol was signed.
On the margins of the summit of Coordination Board of Prosecutor Generals and Shanghai Cooperation Organization, numerous bilateral meetings of Board members from CIS countries were held, as well as the meetings of leading officials of the Prosecutor General's Offices from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
The next, twelfth session of General Prosecutors from member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, shall be held in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
