CAR PROJECTSERBIA

FITZ-ROY DRAYTONCRIMINAL ASSET RECOVERY

PROJECT IN SERBIA

Regular meetings held with the following partners Judiciary Prosecutor’s Office Ministry of Interior – Financial

Investigation Unit

Priority issues identified Reviewing legislation and proposing

amendments Internal procedures for DMSCA Mutual Legal Assistance Forensic Accounting for financial

investigations

Legislation Comments collected by local expert from

agencies in Serbia Technical Paper prepared by International

expert on comparison with Asset Recovery laws in United Kingdom, European Convention on Human Rights and Rulings of the European Court of Human Rights

Technical paper to be prepared to incorporate all of comments and proposed amendments

Suggested that Working Group be established to deal with legislative amendments.

Mutual Legal Assistance Technical paper prepared by local expert

for the purposes of collating conventions and information exchange agreements

International experts engaged for the purpose of drafting a Mutual Legal Assistance Manual designed for Serbia

Scoping mission conducted in December

Work on MLA Manual commenced January 2011

Workshop to take place on 25-27 January Presentation of first draft scheduled for

February 2011 Presentation of final draft scheduled for

April 2011

Case Management and Accounting

Issues of dealing with companies identified as significant problem

Asset Recovery Accountants contacted for the purposes of assisting with internal procedures for case management

Accounting procedures for assets under management

internal procedures Bye-laws Manual for internal procedures accounting procedures.

Forensic Accounting Forensic accounting identified as an issue

requiring training Forensic accountants identified to deliver

training on forensic accounting in a workshop in March 2011

Software needs Mission to Serbia in December to identify

software needs of DMSCA and FIU. Assistance provided to DMSCA and FIU by

Council of Europe in preparing proposals Technical paper prepared by international

experts after mission in December Proposal to be submitted to EUD to start

tender process

Awareness Raising & Training Workshop in Novi Sad Attended by 30 Police, prosecutors, judges Presentations made by CAR Team members; International expert Republican Prosecutor’s Office Judiciary

Directorate for the Management of Seized and Confiscated Assets

Ministry of Interior – Financial Investigation Unit

Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime

Case study used for practical exercise for an interactive session

Feedback by groups and comments by presenters

Local presenters used to ensure legacy after the programme

Meeting before workshop to discuss and plan workshop format to best suit Serbia

Format to be used for workshops in Nis Kragujevac Belgrade

ECHR Judgements Judgements have been translated.

Establishment of the Steering Committee Establishment of the Co-ordinating Body

Other Activities Conference on “Strengthening regional and

transnational co-operation as a precondition for the successful fight against Organised Crime in South East Europe, Belgrade 03-05 October

"Fight Against Corruption - Integrative feedback of domestic and international activities " 15-16 October 2010, Ohrid, FYR, Macedonia

Investigative Journalism conference in Novi Sad on 25 and 26 October 2010

Trafficking in Human Beings Conference held in Belgrade on 18 October.

Association of Public Prosecutors and Deputy Public Prosecutors of Serbia Attendance at the Regional Conference of Central and Eastern European and Central Asia “Cooperating Against Corruption” Conference 28 and 29 October in Belgrade

Attendance at the public debate on the Criminal Procedure Code in Belgrade on 25 October 2010

Criminal Procedure Code – public debate 22 November 2010, Belgrade

Trafficking in human beings – RoundTable 29 November 2010, Belgrade

Jointly organised by MoJ, MoI, IOM, UNHCR and UNODC

RT was dedicated to the discussion on the “Study on criminal law system and jurisprudence in the area of THB”

Attendance at the “Second Workshop on the Implementation of the Law on the Seizure and Confiscation of Assets Deriving from Crime” – 7 December 2010