Expected strategic result 3.3.3.8. Seizure and transfer of illegally obtained assets to ARMA for management in order to preserve their economic value are carried out effectively and in a timely manner

A law has taken effect, which:
a) introduces a procedure for urgent notification of ARMA prosecutors about the discovery of assets that can be seized (10 percent);
b) introduces the mandatory planning of the seizure of an asset in respect of which the issue of its transfer to ARMA for management will be raised, before the prosecutor has filed a motion for seizure of the asset in a criminal proceeding or in a civil proceeding (20 percent);
c) provides for the possibility of the transfer to ARMA for management of any asset that has been seized in a criminal proceeding and whose value exceeds 200 times the minimum living wage of able-bodied individuals (irrespective of whether or not this asset constitutes physical evidence and irrespective of the grounds on which it was seized as part of the criminal proceeding) (30 percent).

Secure electronic data exchange has been introduced between ARMA, prosecutorial agencies, and pretrial investigation authorities to be used for real-time transmission of queries to ARMA and prompt notification about the discovery of assets mentioned in the query, the discovery of assets subject to seizure, etc.