In 2018, within the framework of implementation of the function for finding and tracing of assets subject to seizure in criminal proceedings, Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) has considered 1,064 requests from law enforcement agencies of Ukraine. For comparison - in 2017, 69 requests were considered.
Also, in 2018 within the framework of cross-border exchange of information ARMA has established cooperation with 33 countries, including the United States,
Great Britain, Cyprus, Latvia, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Republic of Panama, United Arab Emirates, Slovakia, Czech Republic and others.
Within the framework of the cross-border exchange of information, ARMA has sent 81 requests to foreign law enforcement agencies and international organizations to find and trace assets within criminal proceedings and has responded to 15 requests from the competent authorities of such countries as Germany, Italy, France, Israel, Denmark, Lithuania, Belgium etc.
During the processing of requests, ARMA found and traced assets both in Ukraine and abroad, with the purpose of their seizure and forfeiture, in particular:
- corporate rights/shares in authorised capital of companies worth 21 160 mln UAH;
- securities worth 557 mln UAH;
- 7093 immovable property objects;
- 4457 land plots;
- 3758 vehicles;
- 2522 units of other property (goods);
- 950 units of agricultural machinery;
- 848 facts of ownership of the rights to inventions, trademarks;
- funds - 357.7 mln UAH, 97.8 mln USD, 1.9 mln Euros.
Let us remind, that according to the Special Law, ARMA carries out measures for finding and tracing of assets at the request of the investigator, detective, prosecutor, court (investigating judge) of Ukraine, as well as at the request of the relevant authorities of foreign states. The procedure for interaction in considering the requests of pre-trial investigation bodies, prosecutors and in executing requests of foreign states for finding and tracing of assets has been approved by the Joint order the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine № 115/197- О/297/586/869/857.