Kazakh President signs law on return of illegally acquired assets

Kazakh President signs law on return of illegally acquired assets

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the law on returning to the state illegally acquired assets. The document outlines the return mechanisms that will be applied to oligopolistic groups and entities involved in major corruption. The work on the return of assets will be carried out by an authorized body, based on data monitoring and analysis. If the authorized body has reasonable doubts regarding the legality of acquired assets, it will submit proposals to the Commission on Asset Recovery to include such entities in the relevant Register. If they cannot confirm the legality of the acquisitions, their assets will be recognized as of unexplained origin. The provisions of the law will apply to those with aggregate assets exceeding 44 billion tenge. The return of illegally acquired assets may be carried out voluntarily or compulsorily - on the basis of the country’s judicial acts. The assets returned to the state will be transferred to the Special State Fund.