Peru asset seizure office in Ayacucho leads confiscations under controversial Extinction of Domain Law

Peru asset seizure office in Ayacucho leads confiscations under controversial Extinction of Domain Law

Peru’s public prosecutor announced Monday that its Extinction of Domain prosecutor in Ayacucho is the office with the highest number of rulings uner the country’s controversial asset forfeiture law. Between 2019 and 2024, the prosecutor’s office in Ayacucho issued a total of 255 rulings, confiscating a total of 3,943,235 soles ($1,074,427) in assets and cash linked to illicit activities. The Extinction of Domain Law allows the government to seiz…