INTERPOL NCB of Kazakh MIA to help return illegally withdrawn assets
The INTERPOL National Central Bureau at the Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Asset Recovery Committee of the Prosecutor General’s Office have signed a memorandum of cooperation, Kazinform News Agency learned from Polisia.kz.
The document became a step towards strengthening cooperation in the fight against economic crimes and illegal withdrawal of assets.
Under the memorandum, the sides agreed to join efforts to implement joint initiatives, exchange information and advanced experience in the field of recovery of assets and prevention of illegal financial transactions.
“The memorandum confirms our decisiveness to ensure transparency and justice, as well as to strengthen the global efforts on the recovery of assets withdrawn illegally,” Merei Makulzhan, Chief of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau of the Kazakh MIA, says.
It is expected that such partnership will enable to promptly and effectively counter the economic crimes, ensuring support to the international investigations and recovery of assets belonging to the state and its citizens.
The memorandum lays a foundation for a long-term cooperation and creation of a stable platform for addressing common tasks related to ensuring the country’s economic security.
Earlier, Kazinform reported that since 2022 property assets and monetary means worth 1 trillion 90 billion tenge were recovered to the Government and quasi-public sector. 153.3 billion tenge was transferred to the infrastructure support fund. Over 50 schools were built, and 30 more will be constructed using the recovered assets.