1. Asset Recovery Office (Police) Germany – Functions and Possibilities
Jürgen Schmitt
Bundeskriminalamt Wiesbaden
(Federal Criminal Police Office)
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2. Table of contents Organization of German police
Work of the BKA – Asset Recovery Unit (POLICE- ARO Germany)
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3. Organization of German police
Fundamental principle:
The Federal States (Länder) are in charge of police matters
Exceptions:
Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt)
Federal Police (Bundespolizei)
Police at the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag)
Special role: Inspector of the auxiliary police forces (Bereitschaftspolizei) in the Federal States
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4. Organisation of German police
Stuttgart
Munich
Kiel
Rampe
Berlin
Eberswalde
Magdeburg
Dresden
Erfurt
Hamburg
Bremen
Hannover
Wiesbaden
Mainz
Düsseldorf
Saarbrücken
BKA
Berlin
Meckenheim
BKA
Wiesbaden
BKA
State Criminal Police Offices
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5. Organisation of German police
Functions of the Bundeskriminalamt
Central agency
International co-operation
Criminal prosecution (in certain areas)
Warding off dangers arising from international terrorism
Protection of members of the consititutional bodies
Witness protection
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6. Correspondence with foreign police offices
Work of the BKA – Asset Recovery Unit
Functions of BKA SO 35 –
Asset Recovery Unit
Support of BKA-investigations in terms of asset tracing and asset freezing
Principle issues
Correspondence with foreign police offices
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7. Support of BKA - investigations
Work of the BKA – Asset Recovery Unit
Support of BKA - investigations
SO 35 - The Service Unit: „confiscation of assets as an integral part of investigative proceedings“
Advice concerning specific legal actions and tactics
Asset tracing in Germany and foreign countries
Initiation and enforcing provisional asset confiscation
Supervision of asset confiscation until final sentence
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8. national and international committees
Work of the BKA – Asset Recovery Unit
Principle Issues:
national and international committees
annual statistics
education and training
correspondence with the ministry of the interior
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9. Correspondence with foreign police offices
Work of the BKA–Asset Recovery Unit
Correspondence with foreign police offices
Requests from and to foreign countries for purpose of asset tracing and freezing
Interpol
Europol
Liaison - Officers
Carin-Contact-Point
Central authority on basis of Council of Europe Convention No. 141
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10. Work of the BKA–Asset Recovery Unit
EU-Decision 2007/845/JHA dated on (Implementation of Asset Recovery Offices):
„Bundeskriminalamt - SO 35“ is nominated as German ARO (Police)
„Bundesamt für Justiz“ is nominated as German ARO (Justice)
(Both since 14th of July 2009)
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11. Possible areas of asset tracing / support:
Work of the BKA – Asset Recovery Unit
Possible areas of asset tracing / support:
Material
assets
Bank account register
Other Financial
services companies
Access to Databases / contact points
Tax
information
Insurances
Police Informations
Informations about
companies
Real estates
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12. Any further questions ??? Contact: www.bka.de SO35@bka.bund.deor
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