Confiscation of Assets without a Proven Crime? This Is What Bálint Ruff's New Proposal Could Bring
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In the future, it will also cover those who did not participate in the commission of a crime, but whose assets are believed to have come from it.
The government would use a new weapon in its action against criminal organizations. The Tisza government would broaden the scope of asset confiscation, and in certain cases, they could also take assets from those who did not participate in the crime themselves.
The Prime Minister said the government is expanding the possibility of confiscation of assets, in line with European directives.
"In the future, assets will also be seized from those who did not participate in committing a crime, but the assets presumably came from it," said the prime minister, who is probably counting on the fact that he presumably does not have such assets.
The measure may also apply to those who were not the perpetrators of the crime themselves, but the property may have originated from there.
The government has submitted a proposal to amend criminal law and other related laws. The 43-page proposal touches on asset confiscation, electronic evidence, environmental crimes and the rules of criminal procedure. However, the most interesting part is where the draft itself states: they can also seize assets whose origin cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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