Part 8 deals with seizure and forfeiture property.

(t) Control of the proceeds of crime, including freezing, confiscation, civil forfeiture or asset sharing

The aim was to increase the risk of detection and prosecution and forfeiture of criminal assets.

Training also includes asset identification and removal through seizure and forfeiture of civil and criminal nature.

(b) Providing direct on site mentor support in ongoing prosecution and asset forfeiture casework

By 1879, English law began to distinguish between suicide and homicide, although suicide still resulted in forfeiture of estate.

(g) Confiscation , which includes forfeiture where applicable, shall mean the permanent deprivation of property by order of a court or other competent authority

(g) Confiscation , which includes forfeiture where applicable, shall mean the permanent deprivation of property by order of a court or other competent authority

The fourthsecond group of overlapping claims initially consisted of E4 claims related to 39seven category C claims and 24 category C and D claims.

In most jurisdictions bids are binding on bidders and withdrawal of bids may be subject to the forfeiture of a bid security, if any.

Clause 37 would enable the Attorney General to apply to judge of the High Court for an order of forfeiture in respect of terrorist property.

Concerning the issue of duplicate claims, the secretariat indicated that it was aware of the risk of duplicate claims from the outset of claims processing and took steps to identify and eliminate such claims during the course of claims processing.

review of non overlapping claims in the FOURTHsecond group of overlapping claims

The programme will result in better prosecution, sentencing and asset forfeiture outcomes in casework related to international drug crime and terrorism

Of these claims, the Panel recommends awards of compensation for two claims, while no awards are recommended for the remaining 16 claims.

Second instalment category A claims corrections Third instalment category A claims corrections Fourth instalment category A claims corrections Fifth instalment category A claims corrections Sixth instalment category A claims corrections First instalment category C claims corrections Fourth instalment category C claims corrections

The average number of loss types is 3.14 for the claims in this instalment, compared with 2.01 for all claims in the regular category D claims programme, 1.93 for Jordanian claims and 1.71 for Kuwaiti claims.

These E4 claims were considered in the second instalment of E4 claims.

Admissibility of claims

Several States referred to constraints faced during investigative, prosecution and trial phases, in particular the lack of financial resources and trained personnel to secure forfeiture of assets.

1.2 The CTC would appreciate knowing whether the draft Law on Forfeiture of Criminal Assets, approved by the Council of Ministers in February 2004, has become law.

(b) The programme will also promote more use, and fewer refusals, of casework requests relating to mutual legal assistance, asset forfeiture and extradition under the conventions.

Valuation of secured claims

The fifth F4 instalment includes a number of claims or parts of claims that were deferred from previous F4 instalments or transferred from other claims categories.

Direct on site operational support was given to three Southern African States (Kenya, South Africa and Zambia) in ongoing prosecution and asset forfeiture casework.

Of the 24 company claims in this instalment, 19 are stand alone claims four are corporate detainee claims and one is an E2 claim.

Claims

As a result of the computer programme and manual follow up, 37,850 category A claims were identified as confirmed duplicate claims during the course of claims processing.

As from the same date, i.e. 1 August 2004, doubts were eliminated also as regards interpretation of the provision of Section 73 of the Criminal Code concerning forfeiture of a thing.

As stated above, the eligible category D Palestinian late claims have a higher incidence of loss types and higher amounts claimed than claims in the regular category D claims programme, giving rise to a potential risk of overstatement of the claims.

Accessibility of restitution claims procedures

Details of the claims or parts of claims that were deferred from previous F4 instalments or transferred from other claims categories are discussed in the relevant sections of this report.

(v) Provision of secretariat services to the Claims Board and the Advisory Board on Compensation Claims.

Clause 35 would enable the forfeiture of property used in the commission of terrorist acts or property obtained as proceeds of crime where a person has been convicted of a terrorist offence.

Duplicate claims

As a result, approximately 5,000 duplicate claims were identified and eliminated during the course of claims processing.

Although the category D Panel (the D' Panel ) began its review of claims in 1996, the first five instalments of category D claims did not include any claims for business losses.

A preliminary examination of these claims revealed that some, but not all, of the Kuwaiti companies in issue had filed claims with the Commission, which were being processed as E4 claims.

The average amount claimed for the claims in this instalment is about USD 2 million, compared to about USD 820,000 for all claims, about USD 934,000 for Jordanian claims and about USD 861,000 for Kuwaiti claims in the regular category D claims programme.

None of these claims was true.

Draft article 15 Category of claims

Category A corrections higher to lower amounts Family to individual The Government of the Philippines reported that 17 claims originally filed as family claims were in fact individual claims.

Although the D1 Panel began its review of claims in 1996, the first five instalments of category D claims submitted to the D1 Panel did not include any claims for business losses.

The Panel considers that these features of the claims population give rise to a potential risk of overstatement of the claims.

The UNCC secretariat commented that it has also assisted the D2 Panel of Commissioners in its review of the category D Palestinian late claims, a claims population with a significant risk of overstated claims.