The Attorney General of the Republic, Yeni Berenice Reynosoreiterated this Monday the commitment of the Public Ministry to effectively apply the Law 340-22 on Domain Forfeitureduring the opening of the National Conference of the Public Ministry dedicated to this topic.
Reynoso highlighted that the norm represents “a paradigm shift“in the fight against organized crime and corruption, by allowing the State recover assets of illicit origin without the need for a criminal conviction.
“The true pillar of a rule of law It is not only the existence of the law, but the unbreakable will and the efficiency enforce it“said the attorney general when leading the event, held in a hotel in the capital.
The head of the Public Ministry reported that the Superior Council of the Public Ministry created the Domain Forfeiture Investigations Unitled by the magistrate Pelagio Alcantarawith the aim of strengthening the implementation of the legislation.
International support
The meeting had the support of the embassies of USA and of Germanyand gathered regional attorneysprosecutors and representatives of different departments of the Public Ministry.
The deputy attorney Wilson Camachoholder of the General Directorate of Persecutionpointed out that the law constitutes a essential tool to hit the finances of criminal structures.
“This instrument allows the State to weaken the financial muscle of the criminal organizations and guarantee greater protection to citizens,” said Camacho.
During his speech, Reynoso warned that the modern organized crime “it is no longer just a group of people who violate the law, but a de facto power that generates a parallel economy and corrupts legitimate markets.
The prosecutor pointed out that the domain extinction allows “good to sit in the dock”, while highlighting the importance of international cooperation in the fight against corruption and money laundering.
The German ambassador Maike Friedrichsen agreed that the racketeering “has no borders” and stressed that corruption “robs the entire society and can also kill.”
The conference, which lasted throughout the day, included presentations by experts from the Dominican Republic, the United States and Colombia, who shared experiences on the application of this legal tool in the fight against organized crime.
