Law enforcement

Chief prosecutor: Criminal assets should be directed to law enforcement

Prosecutor General Lavly Perling finds that criminal income confiscated from convicted criminals could be directed into the development of law enforcement institutions.

According to the overview of the first half of the year of the Office of the Prosecutor General, compared to the same period last year, the value of confiscated assets has doubled, and nearly €1.14 million has been confiscated to the state's assets. "At the same time, I'm convinced that confiscating criminal income has to become an inseparable part of the proceeding and in that regard we still have room to grow," Perling said.

Within the first half of 2017, criminal income has been confiscated in 98 criminal cases. According to the prosecutor general, concrete goals have been agreed upon by the Office of the Prosecutor and investigative institutions to raise this number.