Ukrainian legislation allowed only the seizure of assets belonging to suspect or convict, and did not allow to seize property owned by the third parties. Due to this, during the criminal proceedings the assets either were not seized at all or the seizure was made at the later stage of investigation when the property could have been lost already. Similar situation existed with regard to assets confiscation: it was possible to confiscate only those assets owned by the person who committed the crime.
Asset recovery
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Assets
Ukrainian legislation allowed only the seizure of assets belonging to suspect or convict, and did not allow to seize property owned by the third parties. Due to this, during the criminal proceedings the assets either were not seized at all or the seizure was made at the later stage of investigation when the property could have been lost already. Similar situation existed with regard to assets confiscation: it was possible to confiscate only those assets owned by the person who committed the crime.