Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Moldova in North Rhine-Westphalia
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- Published: November 29, 2024
The aim of the visit by a delegation from the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (APO) of the Republic of Moldova was to share expertise on German approaches to fighting corruption and to gain practical insights into the work of German judicial authorities. At the invitation of the IRZ, they travelled to North Rhine-Westphalia from 4 to 8 November 2020 to share best practices and experiences, strengthen the expertise of both sides and intensify cooperation at the international level.
The delegation, led by the head of the APO, Ms. Veronica Dragalin, discussed methods for identifying and seizing assets, cross-border asset recovery and the clarification of complex financial transactions with the department for economic crime and organized crime of the Cologne public prosecutor's office. During a meeting at the LKA Nordrhein-Westfalen, they received information on the role of the police in preventing and combating corruption and on cooperation with the public prosecutor's office.
The specialized public prosecutor's office for corruption in Wuppertal presented effective investigation strategies for prosecuting and convicting corruption offences to the Moldovan participants and discussed with them the challenges of collecting statistics and communicating successes in the fight against corruption. The specialized public prosecutor's office for economic crimes in Bochum then focused on cooperation in cross-border corruption cases and the formation of joint investigation teams.
The last day of the study trip began with a visit to the Cologne Office of the Public Prosecutor, where the focus was on record keeping, digitization and the collection of crime statistics. The trip concluded with a technical discussion with the European Public Prosecutor's Office in Cologne, which deals with investigations into fraud and tax evasion to the detriment of the European Union budget.