Illicit Assets
International Academic Conference on “The Role of Prosecutors in Combating Transnational Organized Crime: Asset Tracing, Recovery, and Accountability Mechanisms for Illicit Assets”
The conference served as a platform for discussing the legal framework, international experience, and current challenges related to combating transnational organized crime, as well as the identification, tracing, confiscation, and recovery of illicit assets.
Opening remarks were delivered by M. Chinbat, Deputy Prosecutor General of Mongolia; D. Tsogtbaatar, Member of the State Great Khural (Parliament) and Chair of the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs; and Felix G. Glenk, Resident Representative of the Hanns Seidel Foundation for the Korean Peninsula and Mongolia.
The conference facilitated discussions and exchanges of experience based on 16 presentations delivered by representatives and researchers from the Office of the Prosecutor General, the Supreme Court of Mongolia, the National Cyber Security Council, the General Intelligence Agency, the Independent Authority Against Corruption, the General Police Department, the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Bank of Mongolia, the Financial Regulatory Commission, and the Parliamentary Research and Development Institute of the Secretariat of the State Great Khural. Contributions were also made by representatives of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Transparency International Mongolia, and other experts. The presentations addressed key challenges facing Mongolia and explored possible solutions. Topics included:
- Transnational Organized Crime and the Current Situation in Mongolia
- Integrating Criminal and Civil Law Mechanisms in Asset Confiscation: Legal Regulation and Effectiveness
- Challenges, Opportunities, and Trends in Asset Confiscation and Recovery
- Good Practices of the Federal Republic of Germany in Asset Tracing and Recovery
- Current Situation of Transnational Organized Crime, Financial Flows, Methods of Money Laundering, Emerging Trends, and Challenges in Asset Tracing and Evidence Collection
- The Role of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Asset Identification, Tracing, and Recovery
- FATF’s New Policies and Requirements on Asset Confiscation and Asset Recovery
- The Current State of Cybersecurity in Mongolia
- Methodologies for Asset Confiscation and Recovery, Asset Management, and Their Value
- Current Situation of Transnational Organized Crime and Challenges in Asset Tracing and Evidence Collection
- Opportunities for Using Technological Advances in Asset Tracing and Evidence Collection: Legal Framework, Practical Implementation, Risks, and Challenges
- The Role of the Financial Intelligence Unit in Combating Transnational Organized Crime and Recovering Illicit Assets
- International Legal Cooperation in the Virtual Asset Sector: A Case Study of Asset Recovery
- Bilateral Treaties on Mutual Legal Assistance: Formal and Informal Cooperation
- The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Asset Recovery
- Non-Conviction-Based Asset Confiscation: Legal Framework and Practice in Combating Transnational Organized Crime
The conference brought together more than 120 participants, including representatives of government and law enforcement institutions, legal practitioners, prosecutors, judges, academics, researchers, and international organizations. It provided an important platform for sharing international experience and best practices aimed at strengthening the rule of law and enhancing efforts to combat financial and organized crime.