Isufaj: I appraise the support in the fight against Unlawfully Acquired Assets
Prishtina, 15th of June 2017 – Today, Chairman of Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC), Blerim Isufaj, has hosted in a meeting Ian McDonald, Head of the Project “Further Support to Kosovo Institutions in the Fight against Organized Crime, Corruption and Violent Extremism”.
Chairman Isufaj has informed Mr McDonald regarding the functioning of the prosecutorial system of Kosova, in particular regarding the reorganizing that took place in this system upon the latest legal amendments, due to which now prosecutorial system of Kosova has a new organizational and functional structure.
Head of the Project, Mr McDonald, said that the purpose behind the project he leads is supporting prosecutorial system in the fight against organized crime and corruption, with emphasize in confiscation of unlawfully acquired assets.
On the other hand, Chairman Isufaj said that there is work being done in this regard, and he has expressed his will for further engagement of the prosecutorial system in the fight against unlawfully acquired assets.
In regard to confiscation of unlawfully acquired assets, both interlocutors have spoken about the legislation regulating this area, and they have agreed there is need the supplementing/amending of the respective, for the purposes of increasing effectiveness in confiscation of unlawfully acquired assets.
