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Across seven chapters, this publication (in Spanish) connects international standards with Peruvian practice.\n\nIt explores the foundations of non-conviction based asset forfeiture from various angles:\n- Non-conviction based forfeiture in the Vienna, Palermo and Mérida Conventions\n- The alignment of Peru’s non-conviction based forfeiture model – Extinción de dominio – with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Model Law\n- Its compatibility with the Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), specifically Recommendation 4 on confiscation and provisional measures\n- The operational challenges of managing seized assets to preserve their value in light of FATF Recommendation 4\n- Non-conviction based asset forfeiture as a preventive mechanism, with lessons from Italian preventive confiscation\n- A comparative analysis of U.S. civil forfeiture and Peru’s Extinción de dominio\n- Peru’s Extinción de dominio and constitutional property rights, with insights from the regional Latin American experience\n\nGrounded in domestic practice and addressing the effects of recent legislative amendments, the publication offers judges, prosecutors, legislators and scholars a timely guide to applying, interpreting and strengthening asset forfeiture in line with international commitments.\n\nThis is the third issue in a series of publications on the use of Peru’s Extinción de dominio legislation. 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Some governments have turned to corruption sanctions to address this issue.\n\nThis Working Paper examines how corruption sanctions – tools that allow governments to impose asset freezes and travel bans on individuals suspected of corruption without any finding of guilt in a court – have evolved over the past decade, and offers recommendations for their more effective and legitimate use.\n\n### Advantages and limitations of corruption sanctions\n\nCorruption sanctions emerged primarily to address situations where notoriously corrupt individuals enjoy impunity within their own legal systems. Their key strengths lie in their flexibility and versatility:\n\n- they can be applied regardless of any geographical link between the sanctioning state and the alleged corruption, based on relatively low evidentiary thresholds; and \n- they can serve a wide range of objectives – from disrupting and deterring corrupt activity to condemning corruption, facilitating asset recovery and signalling support for another country's law enforcement efforts.\n\nHowever, the paper also highlights important limitations. Corruption sanctions are often wielded without a clear post-imposition strategy. And: their inherent flexibility comes with due process trade-offs, including broad governmental discretion and limited judicial oversight.\n\n### Recommendations\n\nDrawing on an extensive analysis of the experiences of key jurisdictions – including the US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia – the author puts forward nine recommendations for governments on how to design and maintain credible and effective corruption sanctions regimes. These include publishing clear criteria for high-priority targets, strengthening transparency around licensing and delisting decisions, and exploring sanctions against professional enablers in major financial centres.\n\nThe paper is aimed primarily at policymakers but will also be of interest to anti-corruption activists, private-sector financial crime specialists and academics.\n\n### About this paper\n\nThis paper is published as part of the Basel Institute on Governance Working Paper series, [ISSN: 2624-9650](\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002F?type=Working+Paper). It is a Diamond Open Access publication, also hosted on the Basel University Library’s open publishing platform [eterna](https:\u002F\u002Feterna.unibas.ch\u002F) as part of our Basel Institute on Governance Working Paper Journal, with DOI: [10.12685\u002Fbigwp.2026.62.1-57](https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.12685\u002Fbigwp.2026.62.1-57).\n\nYou may share or republish it under a Creative Commons [BY-NC-ND 4.0](https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002Fdeed.en) International Licence.\n\nThis is a publication of the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) at the Basel Institute on Governance. ICAR receives core funding from the Governments of Jersey, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the UK.\n\nThe contents are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Basel Institute on Governance, its donors and partners, or the University of Basel.\n","Moiseienko, Anton. 2026. “Corruption sanctions: What governments need to know.” Working Paper 62, Basel Institute on Governance. Available at: https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fwp-62.","2026-05-28",[954,957,960],{"url":955,"caption":956},"\u002Flearning\u002Fevents\u002Fwebinar-corruption-sanctions-reaching-those-beyond-the-law-2968","See related webinar",{"url":958,"caption":959},"\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fquick-guide-43-corruption-sanctions","View related Quick Guide",{"url":961,"caption":962},"\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications?type=Working%20Paper","View all Working Papers",[],[16],[654],[967],"Working Paper",[371],"How can governments respond to corruption when those responsible are beyond the reach of the law? Some governments have turned to corruption sanctions to address this issue. This Working Paper examines how corruption sanctions have evolved and offers recommendations for their more effective and legitimate use.","Corruption sanctions allow governments to impose financial and travel\nrestrictions, such as asset freezes and visa bans, on persons (mostly foreigners)\nsuspected of corruption without any finding of guilt in a court of law. Such\nsanctions have emerged over the past decade primarily to address situations\nwhere notoriously corrupt individuals enjoy impunity within their own legal\nsystems. They are also occasionally used to support foreign investigations by\nenabling authorities to swiftly freeze suspected proceeds of corruption.\n\n### Advantages\nCorruption sanctions regimes offer two main advantages that make them a useful\naddition to a government’s anti-corruption arsenal: flexibility and versatility.\n\nThe flexibility of corruption sanctions stems from the relatively low evidentiary\nstandards required to implement them, which are far less exacting than\nthe civil or criminal standards of proof. It also reflects there being no need\nfor any geographical nexus between the sanctioning state and the alleged\ncorruption, such that sanctions can be wielded against anyone involved in\ncorruption anywhere in the world. These features allow governments to resort\nto corruption sanctions in circumstances where conventional law enforcement\naction, such as prosecutions or confiscation proceedings, would be out of\nreach.\n\nThe versatility of such sanctions is a product of the freedom that governments\nenjoy in their imposition. Corruption sanctions can be, and have been, put\nto use to achieve a varied set of objectives. Those include disrupting corrupt\nactivity; deterring would-be corruption or corruption facilitation; condemning\ncorruption; punishing the perpetrators; facilitating asset recovery; or signalling\nsupport for another country’s law enforcement actions.\n\n### Limitations\nThis flexibility and versatility combine to produce a unique and valuable anticorruption tool. However, all too often it is wielded without a clear post-imposition\nstrategy, namely a coherent and credible approach to what the sanctions are\nmeant to achieve once they are in effect; how long they will be kept in place;\nand how they interact with other available law enforcement tools. In some cases,\nthe imposition of sanctions may be predicated on the expectation that other\nmeasures – such as asset confiscation – will follow. In others, they may be a selfstanding response to allegations of serious corruption.\n\nThe inherent flexibility in these tools also comes with due process trade-offs.\nCorruption sanctions regimes grant governments broad powers, including a\nwide discretion in imposing and lifting corruption sanctions or granting licences\nfor transactions that would otherwise be prohibited under such sanctions.\nThese powers are often subject only to light-touch judicial oversight. This has\nunderstandably raised concerns over their vulnerability to errors or, in extreme\ncases, abuse.\n\nTo ensure consistent and credible use of corruption sanctions, policymakers\nshould review applicable evidentiary standards and judicial review rules;\npublish clear criteria outlining what makes for a high-priority target for\ncorruption sanctions; publish clear criteria for sanctions licences and delisting;\nand set out processes and expectations for sanctions dossier submissions from\ncivil society organisations. While all of these measures preserve governments’\nflexibility in the imposition of corruption sanctions, taken together they will go\nsome way towards minimising the risks of politicisation or abuse.\n\n### A useful addition to the anti-corruption toolbox\nAll in all, corruption sanctions have transformed and enriched the anticorruption enforcement landscape. Their evident advantages suggest that\nstates that have not yet done so should consider whether the introduction of\ncorruption sanctions is right for them, and that those states that already have a\nmechanism in place should explore how they can use it to the greatest effect.\nSometimes, governments are reluctant to make full use of corruption sanctions\nfor fears of foreign policy repercussions. But, as the analysis in this paper\nsuggests, such sensitivities can be managed through careful target selection.\n\nIn summary, if designed and implemented transparently and responsibly – not\nas a low-cost substitute for traditional enforcement tools but as a complement\nto them when they are not available – these mechanisms can be used to target\nand challenge otherwise unchecked corruption globally. 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It sets out the legal tools and procedures in Colombia and in Guernsey that enabled Colombia’s first international recovery under its non-conviction based forfeiture model _Extinción de dominio_. The Case Study highlights lessons for international cooperation between jurisdictions with different forfeiture systems or even legal traditions.\n\nThe International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) at the Basel Institute on Governance provided technical assistance as part of a Memorandum of Understanding with the General Prosecutor’s Office of Colombia.\n\nOn 30 November 2023, the Fourth Court of the Specialised Extinción de Dominio Circuit of Colombia ordered the non-conviction based forfeiture of a Guernsey trust account issued by Northern Trust Fiduciary Services (Guernsey) Limited. The beneficiary was María Marcela Serrano Camacho, a Colombian model and former beauty queen.\n\nThe Colombian forfeiture order extinguished property rights over the account – amounting to GBP 361,146 – on the grounds that the funds were the proceeds of drug trafficking offences committed by Efraín Antonio Hernández Ramírez (“Don Efra”), a well-known Colombian drug trafficker, and his former spouse María Serrano in the 1990s.\n\nOn 30 January 2025, following successful mutual legal assistance proceedings between Colombia and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the two jurisdictions concluded an asset sharing agreement for the repatriation of the confiscated assets.\n\nThis marked Colombia’s first successful international recovery through non-conviction based forfeiture.\n\nThis Case Study examines how early and effective coordination between Colombia and Guernsey enabled the identification, freezing, forfeiture and repatriation of the assets. It analyses the legal framework underpinning Colombia's Extinción de dominio regime and how it was applied, leading to the forfeiture of the Guernsey acccount. It also describes the procedural mechanisms used in Guernsey to execute foreign non-conviction based forfeiture orders.\n\nThe interaction between the authorities in both jurisdictions offers valuable lessons and examples of good practices.\n\nThe Case Study can be read alongside [Policy Brief 16](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fpublications\u002Fpb-16): \"Enforcing foreign non-conviction based forfeiture orders: FATF standards and asset recovery practice in Latin America and financial centres\".\n\n### About this Case Study\n\nThis publication is part of the Basel Institute on Governance Case Study series, [ISSN 2813-3900](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002F?type=Case+Study). 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It is leading to tangible increases in frozen and recovered assets and in successful international cooperation.","zambia","- Embedded experts supported 31 complex corruption and financial crime cases, with an estimated asset value of CHF 640 million and tangible recovery results.\n- Transferred skills, not just knowledge, through a train-the-trainer model and multi-agency case simulations that are now institutionalised within Zambian authorities.\n- Strengthened cross-border enforcement, helping Zambia issue mutual legal assistance requests to 12 jurisdictions and cooperate internationally to freeze illicit assets.\n- Helped secure a landmark corruption conviction against a former minister and high-level public servant, and the confiscation of GBP 2 million in assets. 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Strong asset recovery systems reinforce justice institutions and the rule of law, which are essential for civic trust, stability and investment. However, many countries face challenges in investigating complex financial crimes, cooperating internationally and managing seized and confiscated assets.","The situation",{"id":56,"collection":1644,"sort":60,"stories_id":1655,"item":1661},{"id":20,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1622,"image":1631,"description":1623,"slug":1624,"highlights":1625,"region":1656,"area":1657,"content":1658,"tags":1659,"countries":1660},[1627],[1629,88],[22,56,23,57,58],[60,53,20,55],[65],{"id":30,"text":1662,"class":7,"title":1663,"anchor":7},"Drawing on over 20 years of experience, the International Centre for Asset Recovery, a specialised centre of the Basel Institute on Governance, provided tailored technical assistance to Zambian authorities through an embedded expert model.\n\nWorking closely with investigators and prosecutors from the Anti-Corruption Commission, Drug Enforcement Commission and National Prosecution Authority, our experts combined in-person mentoring on complex, high-value cases with targeted training and guidance on legal and institutional reforms. Since 2024, our Zambia-based team supported 31 corruption and financial crime cases with an estimated asset value of CHF 640 million.","What we did",{"id":23,"collection":1644,"sort":53,"stories_id":1665,"item":1671},{"id":20,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1622,"image":1631,"description":1623,"slug":1624,"highlights":1625,"region":1666,"area":1667,"content":1668,"tags":1669,"countries":1670},[1627],[1629,88],[22,56,23,57,58],[60,53,20,55],[65],{"id":85,"text":1672,"class":7,"title":1673,"anchor":7},"Step by step, Zambia is strengthening its ability to investigate financial crime and recover illicit assets.\n\n- **Building sustainable skills:** Through a train-the-trainer programme initiated in 2024, [five officers from different agencies became certified to deliver ICAR’s financial investigations and asset recovery training](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fzambia-five-local-trainers-certified-to-train-peers-in-financial-investigations-and-asset-recovery-2783\u002F). Nearly 130 frontline officers participated in multi-agency workshops using simulated cases tailored to the Zambian context. The Anti-Corruption Commission also integrated ICAR eLearning into its induction programme; 50 officers completed this training in 2024 and registered Zambian users on our online learning platform [Basel LEARN](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002F) rose to over 500.\n- **Recovering and freezing assets:** By the end of 2024, our case support assisted Zambia to recover around CHF 30 million, confiscate additional property including farmland, hotels, residential buildings, a commercial complex and 37 vehicles, helicopters and freeze a further CHF 24 million in property and cash.\n- **Strengthening international cooperation:** Zambia is engaging productively with international financial centres for the first time. In 2024, authorities sent 16 mutual legal assistance requests to 12 jurisdictions and cooperated on parallel investigations with two jurisdictions. Over CHF 14 million has been frozen in Jersey and Switzerland.\n- **Supporting prosecutions:** In 2025, the Zambian authorities successfully [prosecuted a former minister and a high-level public servant](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fzambia-convicts-former-foreign-minister-in-helicopter-corruption-trial-with-international-support-2846)for corruption-related offences. Both individuals received prison sentences, and the conviction resulted in the confiscation of GBP 2M in assets.\n","The impact",{"id":57,"collection":1644,"sort":20,"stories_id":1675,"item":1681},{"id":20,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1622,"image":1631,"description":1623,"slug":1624,"highlights":1625,"region":1676,"area":1677,"content":1678,"tags":1679,"countries":1680},[1627],[1629,88],[22,56,23,57,58],[60,53,20,55],[65],{"id":1682,"text":1683,"class":7,"title":1684,"anchor":7},39,"Alongside casework, ICAR experts contributed to updated legislation and institutional reforms to improve mutual legal assistance and international cooperation. They also supported the development of a national policy on asset recovery and asset management and contributed to the development of a legal and institutional framework for asset management.\n\nICAR provides this type of targeted, case-based technical assistance on asset recovery to more than 40 government agencies across four continents.\n\n","Wider context",{"id":58,"collection":1686,"sort":18,"stories_id":1687,"item":1693},"quote",{"id":20,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1622,"image":1631,"description":1623,"slug":1624,"highlights":1625,"region":1688,"area":1689,"content":1690,"tags":1691,"countries":1692},[1627],[1629,88],[22,56,23,57,58],[60,53,20,55],[65],{"id":65,"quote":1694,"author":1695},"We value the partnership we continue to enjoy with you. We have seen the effects of your efforts. 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Transnational cases are often legally complex and operationally sensitive, particularly when they rely on non-conviction based confiscation. Successful cooperation in such cases can set important precedents, opening the door to future asset recoveries and returns.",{"id":759,"collection":1644,"sort":60,"stories_id":1785,"item":1791},{"id":18,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1750,"image":1759,"description":1751,"slug":1752,"highlights":1753,"region":1786,"area":1787,"content":1788,"tags":1789,"countries":1790},[1755,1756],[1629],[202,759,1777,48,1778,223],[22,56],[53,20],{"id":1792,"text":1793,"class":7,"title":1663,"anchor":7},41,"The International Centre for Asset Recovery, a specialised centre of the Basel Institute on Governance, supported cooperation between authorities in Colombia and Guernsey in the Don Efra case. This was a landmark international asset recovery linked to Colombia’s non-conviction based forfeiture regime, *Extinción de dominio*.\n\nOn 30 November 2023, a Colombian court ordered the non-conviction based forfeiture of funds held in a trust account in Guernsey, amounting to GBP 361,146. The court found that the assets were proceeds of drug trafficking committed by Efraín Antonio Hernández Ramírez, known as “Don Efra”, a notorious cartel leader in the 1990s, and his former spouse. \n\nFollowing mutual legal assistance proceedings between both jurisdictions, Colombia and Guernsey concluded an asset-sharing agreement in London on 30 January 2025, ordering the repatriation of the confiscated assets.\n",{"id":1777,"collection":1644,"sort":53,"stories_id":1795,"item":1801},{"id":18,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1750,"image":1759,"description":1751,"slug":1752,"highlights":1753,"region":1796,"area":1797,"content":1798,"tags":1799,"countries":1800},[1755,1756],[1629],[202,759,1777,48,1778,223],[22,56],[53,20],{"id":1802,"text":1803,"class":7,"title":1673,"anchor":7},42,"Guernsey’s confiscation of nearly half a million US dollars in criminal proceeds on behalf of Colombia set an important precedent. It marked Colombia’s first successful international asset recovery based on its non-conviction based forfeiture law and demonstrated that such measures can be enforced effectively across borders.\n\nThe case also strengthened operational cooperation between the two jurisdictions. Early and trust-based coordination enabled the identification, freezing, confiscation and repatriation of the assets, while overcoming legal and institutional challenges. The success adds to recent international enforcement of Extinción de dominio decisions by authorities in Peru and Guatemala.",{"id":48,"collection":1644,"sort":20,"stories_id":1805,"item":1811},{"id":18,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1750,"image":1759,"description":1751,"slug":1752,"highlights":1753,"region":1806,"area":1807,"content":1808,"tags":1809,"countries":1810},[1755,1756],[1629],[202,759,1777,48,1778,223],[22,56],[53,20],{"id":1812,"text":1813,"class":7,"title":1684,"anchor":7},43,"Beyond the recovery itself, ICAR supported the extraction of key lessons from the case through a dedicated practitioner-focused case study. The takeaways highlight the decisive role of early international cooperation, the importance of identifying beneficial ownership, the value of direct enforcement of foreign confiscation orders and the role of asset-sharing agreements and international standards in strengthening cooperation incentives. By documenting good practices and challenges, the case contributes to wider learning and more effective international asset recovery in future cases.\n\nThrough ICAR, the Basel Institute provides training and support on international cooperation and mutual legal assistance to both victim states and international financial centres. We support multiple transnational cases of corruption and other serious financial crimes.",{"id":1778,"collection":1686,"sort":18,"stories_id":1815,"item":1821},{"id":18,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1750,"image":1759,"description":1751,"slug":1752,"highlights":1753,"region":1816,"area":1817,"content":1818,"tags":1819,"countries":1820},[1755,1756],[1629],[202,759,1777,48,1778,223],[22,56],[53,20],{"id":60,"quote":1822,"author":1823},"This has been an excellent example of how judicial authorities can work together to ensure the recovery of the proceeds derived from criminal activities.","Luz Adriana Camargo, Attorney General of Colombia",{"id":223,"collection":1686,"sort":55,"stories_id":1825,"item":1831},{"id":18,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1750,"image":1759,"description":1751,"slug":1752,"highlights":1753,"region":1826,"area":1827,"content":1828,"tags":1829,"countries":1830},[1755,1756],[1629],[202,759,1777,48,1778,223],[22,56],[53,20],{"id":53,"quote":1832,"author":1833},"The case highlights the importance of international co-operation, through intelligence sharing and mutual legal assistance, and demonstrates that non-conviction based asset forfeiture is a powerful tool in the fight to deprive individuals of their ill-gotten gains. The support of the Basel Institute’s International Centre for Asset Recovery has been invaluable, and the success of this case owes a lot to their expertise and their commitment to support the global effort to recover illicit funds.","Megan Pullum KC, His Majesty’s Procureur of Guernsey",[1835,1843],{"id":22,"stories_id":1836,"tags_id":1842},{"id":18,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1750,"image":1759,"description":1751,"slug":1752,"highlights":1753,"region":1837,"area":1838,"content":1839,"tags":1840,"countries":1841},[1755,1756],[1629],[202,759,1777,48,1778,223],[22,56],[53,20],{"id":313,"name":314},{"id":56,"stories_id":1844,"tags_id":1850},{"id":18,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1750,"image":1759,"description":1751,"slug":1752,"highlights":1753,"region":1845,"area":1846,"content":1847,"tags":1848,"countries":1849},[1755,1756],[1629],[202,759,1777,48,1778,223],[22,56],[53,20],{"id":1345,"name":1346},[1852,1860],{"id":53,"stories_id":1853,"countries_id":1859},{"id":18,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1750,"image":1759,"description":1751,"slug":1752,"highlights":1753,"region":1854,"area":1855,"content":1856,"tags":1857,"countries":1858},[1755,1756],[1629],[202,759,1777,48,1778,223],[22,56],[53,20],{"id":1303,"name":1304,"code":1305,"latitude":1306,"longitude":1307},{"id":20,"stories_id":1861,"countries_id":1867},{"id":18,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1750,"image":1759,"description":1751,"slug":1752,"highlights":1753,"region":1862,"area":1863,"content":1864,"tags":1865,"countries":1866},[1755,1756],[1629],[202,759,1777,48,1778,223],[22,56],[53,20],{"id":103,"name":1281,"code":1282,"latitude":1283,"longitude":1284},{"id":21,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1869,"description":1870,"slug":1871,"highlights":1872,"region":1873,"area":1874,"image":1875,"content":1885,"tags":1928,"countries":1945},"From hidden accounts to recovered assets: Peru and Luxembourg","With support from the Basel Institute’s International Centre for Asset Recovery\n(ICAR), authorities overcame legal barriers to recover millions and set a model for\ninternational asset recovery.","peru-luxembourg","- Tens of millions of dollars in illicit assets linked to the Fujimori–Montesinos network were recovered.\n- Authorities engaged in direct judicial cooperation without a bilateral treaty, using the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) as a legal basis.\n- The case established a practical precedent for international asset recovery between jurisdictions without prior cooperation frameworks.",[1755,1756],[1629],{"id":1876,"storage":133,"filename_disk":1877,"filename_download":1878,"title":1879,"type":260,"created_on":1880,"modified_on":1880,"charset":7,"filesize":1881,"width":1882,"height":1883,"duration":7,"embed":7,"description":7,"location":7,"tags":7,"metadata":1884,"focal_point_x":7,"focal_point_y":7,"tus_id":7,"tus_data":7,"uploaded_on":1880},"4b0f3e8f-b0e3-4b9b-a2c8-d8c855a30b89","4b0f3e8f-b0e3-4b9b-a2c8-d8c855a30b89.webp","peru-luxembourg.webp","Peru Luxembourg","2026-03-30T20:58:43.000Z",140946,2000,1091,{},[1886,1897,1908,1918],{"id":75,"collection":1644,"sort":65,"stories_id":1887,"item":1895},{"id":21,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1869,"image":1876,"description":1870,"slug":1871,"highlights":1872,"region":1888,"area":1889,"content":1890,"tags":1893,"countries":1894},[1755,1756],[1629],[75,40,1891,1892],25,26,[73,30],[55,21],{"id":83,"text":1896,"class":7,"title":1653,"anchor":7},"Recovering assets from large-scale corruption depends not only on strong domestic cases\nbut also on effective international cooperation. This is particularly true when illicit funds are\nhidden in complex offshore structures across multiple financial centres.\n\nThe Fujimori–Montesinos case is one of Latin America’s most significant asset recovery\nefforts. After the regime collapsed in 2000, Peruvian authorities began tracing funds moved\nabroad through sophisticated financial networks spanning several jurisdictions.\n\nFrom around 2014, Peru stepped up efforts to enforce confiscation decisions internationally.\nThis shift coincided with the development of non-conviction based forfeiture and the growing\nuse of international frameworks such as UNCAC.\n\nLuxembourg was a key jurisdiction in these efforts, as it hosted some of the remaining\naccounts linked to the corrupt network. However, cooperation had to be built from the ground\nup. There was no bilateral agreement, no established practice for enforcing foreign\nconfiscation orders and no diplomatic presence to facilitate engagement.",{"id":40,"collection":1898,"sort":60,"stories_id":1899,"item":1905},"box",{"id":21,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1869,"image":1876,"description":1870,"slug":1871,"highlights":1872,"region":1900,"area":1901,"content":1902,"tags":1903,"countries":1904},[1755,1756],[1629],[75,40,1891,1892],[73,30],[55,21],{"id":60,"title":1906,"text":1907},"Key terms","**Non-conviction based forfeiture**: A legal tool that allows authorities to recover assets\nwithout a criminal conviction. Courts can order forfeiture if assets are proven to be linked to\nunlawful activity.\n\n**Mutual legal assistance (MLA)**: A formal process through which countries request and\nshare evidence or enforce judicial measures in criminal matters, enabling cooperation across\njurisdictions.",{"id":1891,"collection":1644,"sort":20,"stories_id":1909,"item":1915},{"id":21,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1869,"image":1876,"description":1870,"slug":1871,"highlights":1872,"region":1910,"area":1911,"content":1912,"tags":1913,"countries":1914},[1755,1756],[1629],[75,40,1891,1892],[73,30],[55,21],{"id":1916,"text":1917,"class":7,"title":1663,"anchor":7},49,"The Basel Institute’s International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) helped translate the\nlegal possibilities under UNCAC into a practical cooperation framework between Peruvian\nand Luxembourg authorities. Over more than a decade, ICAR supported Peru in\nstrengthening legal frameworks, building institutional capacity and advancing complex asset\nrecovery cases.\n\nThis support combined technical advice with hands-on engagement, including:\n- Strengthening asset recovery strategies and international cooperation practices.\n- Promoting and implementing non-conviction based forfeiture frameworks.\n- Developing legal strategies to enable the enforcement of Peruvian confiscation decisions abroad, including confirming through practitioner exchanges that UNCAC could serve as a sufficient legal basis.\n\nThese efforts were closely linked to reforms within Peru, where ICAR supported the\ndevelopment and implementation of non-conviction based forfeiture. The approach operated\nat two levels: strengthening domestic capacity to produce robust confiscation decisions, and\nsupporting strategies to enforce them internationally. This alignment proved essential.\n\nCases such as [The Blue Ridge Trust and the Hudson Trust](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gob.pe\u002F23084-casos-emblematicos-del-gran-ducado-de-luxemburgo), [Southland Securities Inc.](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fblog\u002Fun-caso-historico-de-recuperacion-de-activos-pone-prueba-la-legislacion-peruana-de-extincion)\nand [James Stone](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fjames-stone-case-perus-fight-recover-assets-academy-bulletin) illustrate this approach. By combining conviction-based and non-\nconviction based confiscation with flexible forms of international cooperation, authorities\nwere able to navigate complex financial structures and recover illicit assets across\njurisdictions.\n\nIn particular, the use of UNCAC – especially Articles 46 and 55 – as a legal basis for mutual\nlegal assistance and the enforcement of foreign confiscation orders was instrumental. It\nenabled cooperation and turned legal frameworks into operational results.",{"id":1892,"collection":1644,"sort":18,"stories_id":1919,"item":1925},{"id":21,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1869,"image":1876,"description":1870,"slug":1871,"highlights":1872,"region":1920,"area":1921,"content":1922,"tags":1923,"countries":1924},[1755,1756],[1629],[75,40,1891,1892],[73,30],[55,21],{"id":1926,"text":1927,"class":7,"title":1684,"anchor":7},50,"Peru is now one of the most advanced and active countries in Latin America in international\nasset recovery. Its experience includes:\n\n- Early large-scale restitutions from Switzerland, the United States and other jurisdictions.\n- Development of domestic confiscation and non-conviction based forfeiture frameworks.\n- Leadership in promoting international cooperation practices across the region. Peru’s experience has informed similar approaches in other jurisdictions.\n\nThrough ICAR, the Basel Institute continues to support authorities in Peru and elsewhere in\ntackling complex corruption and financial crime cases, sharing lessons learned and\nstrengthening global asset recovery efforts.",[1929,1937],{"id":73,"stories_id":1930,"tags_id":1936},{"id":21,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1869,"image":1876,"description":1870,"slug":1871,"highlights":1872,"region":1931,"area":1932,"content":1933,"tags":1934,"countries":1935},[1755,1756],[1629],[75,40,1891,1892],[73,30],[55,21],{"id":313,"name":314},{"id":30,"stories_id":1938,"tags_id":1944},{"id":21,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1869,"image":1876,"description":1870,"slug":1871,"highlights":1872,"region":1939,"area":1940,"content":1941,"tags":1942,"countries":1943},[1755,1756],[1629],[75,40,1891,1892],[73,30],[55,21],{"id":1345,"name":1346},[1946,1954],{"id":55,"stories_id":1947,"countries_id":1953},{"id":21,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1869,"image":1876,"description":1870,"slug":1871,"highlights":1872,"region":1948,"area":1949,"content":1950,"tags":1951,"countries":1952},[1755,1756],[1629],[75,40,1891,1892],[73,30],[55,21],{"id":425,"name":426,"code":427,"latitude":428,"longitude":429},{"id":21,"stories_id":1955,"countries_id":1961},{"id":21,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1869,"image":1876,"description":1870,"slug":1871,"highlights":1872,"region":1956,"area":1957,"content":1958,"tags":1959,"countries":1960},[1755,1756],[1629],[75,40,1891,1892],[73,30],[55,21],{"id":334,"name":335,"code":336,"latitude":337,"longitude":338},{"id":22,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1963,"description":1964,"slug":1965,"highlights":1966,"region":1967,"area":1968,"image":1969,"content":1981,"tags":2035,"countries":2052},"Following the money: how Peru reshaped corruption investigations after Odebrecht","With support from the Basel Institute’s International Centre for Asset Recovery, Peru has become a regional model for proactive financial investigations and cross-border cooperation.","reshaped-corruption-investigations-peru","- **Corruption cases now routinely include parallel financial investigations.** Asset tracing and evidence development support prosecutions from the outset.\n- **Authorities use international cooperation more systematically and at earlier stages.** This improves the speed and coordination of cross-border investigations.\n- **The approach contributed to landmark convictions,** including two former presidents, and has influenced anti-corruption practice across the region.\n",[1755],[1629],{"id":1970,"storage":133,"filename_disk":1971,"filename_download":1972,"title":1973,"type":136,"created_on":1974,"modified_on":1975,"charset":7,"filesize":1976,"width":1977,"height":1978,"duration":7,"embed":7,"description":1979,"location":7,"tags":7,"metadata":1980,"focal_point_x":7,"focal_point_y":7,"tus_id":7,"tus_data":7,"uploaded_on":1974},"d80a28ef-b6a6-415d-8e65-243e94b9668d","d80a28ef-b6a6-415d-8e65-243e94b9668d.png","odebrecht.png","Odebrecht","2026-03-30T21:24:57.000Z","2026-03-30T21:25:33.000Z",392210,732,412,"Photo credit: ICAR delegation at the Toledo trial. From left to right: Stefan Lenz, Diana Cordero and Oscar Solórzano, Head of Latin America at the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR).",{},[1982,1997,2006,2015,2025],{"id":1983,"collection":1644,"sort":65,"stories_id":1984,"item":1994},28,{"id":22,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1963,"image":1970,"description":1964,"slug":1965,"highlights":1966,"region":1985,"area":1986,"content":1987,"tags":1992,"countries":1993},[1755],[1629],[1983,1988,1989,1990,1991],33,30,31,32,[1983,85],[18],{"id":1995,"text":1996,"class":7,"title":1653,"anchor":7},52,"The Odebrecht case exposed one of the largest corruption schemes in Latin America. It involved bribery networks, offshore structures and coordinated payments across multiple jurisdictions.\n\nIn Peru, the scale of the case posed serious challenges. Investigators had to trace financial flows across borders, identify beneficial owners and coordinate with several authorities at once. Earlier cases provided some experience. But Odebrecht required a more systematic and sustained response.\n\nAt the outset, capacity was uneven. Financial investigations were not always integrated into corruption cases. International cooperation – particularly mutual legal assistance – was often reactive and fragmented. Legal tools for asset recovery, including non-conviction based forfeiture, were still being consolidated.\n\nAuthorities needed not only to investigate and prosecute corruption, but to build a coordinated strategy able to address its financial dimension and enable sustained cross-border cooperation. This was in a context of political backlash against prosecutorial authorities and significant resource constraints.\n",{"id":1988,"collection":1898,"sort":60,"stories_id":1998,"item":2004},{"id":22,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1963,"image":1970,"description":1964,"slug":1965,"highlights":1966,"region":1999,"area":2000,"content":2001,"tags":2002,"countries":2003},[1755],[1629],[1983,1988,1989,1990,1991],[1983,85],[18],{"id":65,"title":1906,"text":2005},"**Non-conviction based forfeiture**: A legal tool that allows authorities to recover assets\nwithout a criminal conviction. Courts can order forfeiture if assets are proven to be linked to\nunlawful activity.\n\n**Mutual legal assistance (MLA)**: A formal process through which countries request and\nshare evidence for criminal investigations, enabling cooperation across jurisdictions.",{"id":1989,"collection":1644,"sort":53,"stories_id":2007,"item":2013},{"id":22,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1963,"image":1970,"description":1964,"slug":1965,"highlights":1966,"region":2008,"area":2009,"content":2010,"tags":2011,"countries":2012},[1755],[1629],[1983,1988,1989,1990,1991],[1983,85],[18],{"id":26,"text":2014,"class":7,"title":1663,"anchor":7},"From 2015 onwards, the Basel Institute’s International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR)\nsupported Peruvian authorities to address the financial and cross-border dimensions of the\nOdebrecht case. Specialists were embedded within prosecution teams across several\njurisdictions. They provided hands-on support in financial analysis and, in some cases, acted\nas expert witnesses in court.\n\nThe support focused on two priorities: strengthening financial investigations and enhancing\ninternational cooperation.\n\nIn practice, this included:\n- Embedding financial investigations into corruption cases so that asset tracing, financial analysis and evidence development progressed alongside criminal proceedings.\n- Strengthening prosecutorial and judicial capacity through specialised training on complex financial crime.\n- Promoting earlier and more systematic use of mutual legal assistance, both formal and informal, while facilitating direct exchanges between authorities.\n- Supporting the application of asset recovery tools, including non-conviction based forfeiture and other confiscation mechanisms.\n\nOver time, ICAR helped translate legal frameworks into operational practice. Investigations\nbecame more structured, coordinated and proactive.\n\nSupport operated at two levels. It strengthened domestic capacity and improved cooperation\nacross jurisdictions. These approaches were tested and refined in cases involving [complex\noffshore structures](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fnexus-between-corruption-and-money-laundering-deconstructing-toledo-odebrecht-network) and layered financial transactions.",{"id":1990,"collection":1644,"sort":20,"stories_id":2016,"item":2022},{"id":22,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1963,"image":1970,"description":1964,"slug":1965,"highlights":1966,"region":2017,"area":2018,"content":2019,"tags":2020,"countries":2021},[1755],[1629],[1983,1988,1989,1990,1991],[1983,85],[18],{"id":2023,"text":2024,"class":7,"title":1673,"anchor":7},55,"The impact is visible not only in individual cases but also in how corruption is investigated\nand prosecuted in Peru.\n\nAt the judicial level, the approach contributed to major convictions. Former presidents\n[Alejandro Toledo](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gob.pe\u002Finstitucion\u002Fpj\u002Fnoticias\u002F1043841-poder-judicial-impone-20-anos-y-seis-meses-de-carcel-para-expresidente-alejandro-toledo-por-colusion-y-lavado-de-activos) and [Ollanta Humala](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gob.pe\u002Finstitucion\u002Fpj\u002Fnoticias\u002F1146474-poder-judicial-impone-15-anos-de-prision-a-ollanta-humala-y-nadine-heredia-por-lavado-de-activos-agravado) were sentenced to 20 years and 15 years in prison\nrespectively for bribery and illicit campaign financing linked to the Odebrecht scheme. Other\nsenior officials have also been convicted.\n\nThese outcomes show that complex corruption cases can be pursued effectively, including\nacross borders.\n\nThe most significant change is institutional. Financial investigations are now central to\ncorruption cases. Asset tracing, financial intelligence and evidence analysis have become\nstandard practice.\n\nInternational cooperation has also evolved. Mutual legal assistance is used earlier and more\nstrategically, with better coordination between jurisdictions.\n\nA key development was the creation of the Unidad de Recuperación Activos en el Extranjero\n(URAE), an asset recovery unit within the Office of the Attorney General. Established with\nICAR’s support, it has contributed to significant asset recovery efforts linked to the\nOdebrecht case and related proceedings.\n\nMore broadly, Peru has shifted from reactive enforcement to a more proactive, financially\ndriven approach. This demonstrates that sustained technical support, combined with\ninstitutional commitment, can strengthen both individual cases and long-term capacity.",{"id":1991,"collection":1644,"sort":18,"stories_id":2026,"item":2032},{"id":22,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1963,"image":1970,"description":1964,"slug":1965,"highlights":1966,"region":2027,"area":2028,"content":2029,"tags":2030,"countries":2031},[1755],[1629],[1983,1988,1989,1990,1991],[1983,85],[18],{"id":2033,"text":2034,"class":7,"title":1684,"anchor":7},56,"Peru’s experience with the Odebrecht case has influenced approaches in other jurisdictions,\nincluding Ecuador and Colombia, where ICAR has also provided support. Comparable\nresults are beginning to emerge as cases progress.\n\nMore broadly, the case reflects a shift in anti-corruption practice – from isolated prosecutions\nto more integrated strategies that combine legal, financial and cooperative tools. It has also\nstrengthened networks of prosecutors who exchange information and coordinate action, both\nformally and informally.\n\nParallel financial investigations and the systematic use of mutual legal assistance are now\ncentral to enforcement in Peru and increasingly across the region. However, capacity gaps\nremain. Economic crime continues to evolve, and new technologies add complexity. At the\nsame time, political and legal backlash against anti-corruption measures remains a\nchallenge.\n\nOngoing investment in skills, cooperation and effective implementation of frameworks such\nas the United Nations Convention against Corruption will be essential.",[2036,2044],{"id":1983,"stories_id":2037,"tags_id":2043},{"id":22,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1963,"image":1970,"description":1964,"slug":1965,"highlights":1966,"region":2038,"area":2039,"content":2040,"tags":2041,"countries":2042},[1755],[1629],[1983,1988,1989,1990,1991],[1983,85],[18],{"id":313,"name":314},{"id":85,"stories_id":2045,"tags_id":2051},{"id":22,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1963,"image":1970,"description":1964,"slug":1965,"highlights":1966,"region":2046,"area":2047,"content":2048,"tags":2049,"countries":2050},[1755],[1629],[1983,1988,1989,1990,1991],[1983,85],[18],{"id":1345,"name":1346},[2053],{"id":18,"stories_id":2054,"countries_id":2060},{"id":22,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":1963,"image":1970,"description":1964,"slug":1965,"highlights":1966,"region":2055,"area":2056,"content":2057,"tags":2058,"countries":2059},[1755],[1629],[1983,1988,1989,1990,1991],[1983,85],[18],{"id":425,"name":426,"code":427,"latitude":428,"longitude":429},{"id":23,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":2062,"description":2063,"slug":2064,"highlights":2065,"region":2066,"area":2067,"image":2068,"content":2079,"tags":2152,"countries":2253},"Joint Investigation Teams: modernising cross-border investigations into corruption and organised crime","How the Basel Institute on Governance is helping partner countries to develop and implement Joint Investigation Teams to tackle complex cases that cross national borders, including environmental crime investigations.","jit","- **Faster, more coordinated investigations:** Supporting partner countries to establish Joint Investigation Teams (JITs) that enable authorities to share evidence directly and coordinate investigative action across borders.\n- **A landmark wildlife trafficking investigation:** In 2025, prosecutorial authorities in Peru, Panama and Ecuador established Latin America’s first Joint Investigation Team on wildlife trafficking to investigate a shark fin trafficking network spanning multiple jurisdictions. \n- **Stronger international enforcement:** Helping partner countries overcome legal and operational obstacles through expert support, trusted relationships and practical frameworks for coordinated action.",[1755],[1629,63],{"id":2069,"storage":133,"filename_disk":2070,"filename_download":2071,"title":2072,"type":136,"created_on":2073,"modified_on":2074,"charset":7,"filesize":2075,"width":1249,"height":1250,"duration":7,"embed":7,"description":2076,"location":7,"tags":7,"metadata":2077,"focal_point_x":7,"focal_point_y":7,"tus_id":7,"tus_data":7,"uploaded_on":2078},"c8f2a876-6cba-49e0-a2dc-c95947e10441","c8f2a876-6cba-49e0-a2dc-c95947e10441.png","17 Joint Investigation Teams.png","17 Joint Investigation Teams","2026-05-25T17:57:08.000Z","2026-05-29T21:39:27.000Z",2446420,"Connecting authorities in Peru, Ecuador and Panama to tackle a cross-border case of shark fin trafficking. Image generated using AI.",{},"2026-05-25T17:57:11.000Z",[2080,2092,2102,2112,2122,2132,2142],{"id":1682,"collection":1644,"sort":65,"stories_id":2081,"item":2090},{"id":23,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":2062,"image":2069,"description":2063,"slug":2064,"highlights":2065,"region":2082,"area":2083,"content":2084,"tags":2085,"countries":2089},[1755],[1629,63],[1682,1782,1792,83,1802,1916,1812],[1778,223,2086,230,13,104,2087,75,1891,1892,2088],19,23,27,[56,23,57],{"id":1303,"text":2091,"class":7,"title":1653,"anchor":7},"Corruption and organised crime increasingly operate across borders. Criminal networks move money, assets and illicit goods between jurisdictions while investigators navigate fragmented legal systems and cooperation processes that can struggle to keep pace.\n\nJoint Investigation Teams help address these issues by allowing authorities to work together in real time. They can also strengthen asset recovery efforts by helping authorities to target the profits that sustain organised criminal networks in a more coordinated and comprehensive way.",{"id":1782,"collection":1898,"sort":60,"stories_id":2093,"item":2099},{"id":23,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":2062,"image":2069,"description":2063,"slug":2064,"highlights":2065,"region":2094,"area":2095,"content":2096,"tags":2097,"countries":2098},[1755],[1629,63],[1682,1782,1792,83,1802,1916,1812],[1778,223,2086,230,13,104,2087,75,1891,1892,2088],[56,23,57],{"id":55,"title":2100,"text":2101},"Key term","**Joint Investigation Team:** A formal cooperation mechanism that allows prosecutors and investigators from different countries to work together on a shared cross-border case. They enable direct evidence sharing, coordinated investigative action and faster cooperation while respecting national laws and sovereignty.\n",{"id":1792,"collection":1644,"sort":53,"stories_id":2103,"item":2109},{"id":23,"status":130,"sort":7,"title":2062,"image":2069,"description":2063,"slug":2064,"highlights":2065,"region":2104,"area":2105,"content":2106,"tags":2107,"countries":2108},[1755],[1629,63],[1682,1782,1792,83,1802,1916,1812],[1778,223,2086,230,13,104,2087,75,1891,1892,2088],[56,23,57],{"id":2110,"text":2111,"class":7,"title":1663,"anchor":7},79,"Through our International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) and Green Corruption programme, the Basel Institute is promoting the development and implementation of Joint Investigation Teams with partner countries tackling cross-border corruption and organised crime.\n\nSupport combines technical expertise with practical assistance: helping authorities build trust across jurisdictions, strengthening cooperation frameworks and supporting the design and operationalisation of these mechanisms.\n\nOne example comes from Latin America. 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After reporting suspicious transactions, she could not see what happened next. This curiosity evolved into a career objective: to transition into a role where she could take a more active part in combating financial crime and safeguarding the integrity of the financial system.*\n\n*With this in mind, she decided to enrol in the postgraduate programme \"[CAS Combating Financial Crime Through Asset Recovery](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-asset-recovery)\", delivered by the Basel Institute on Governance together with the [University of Basel](https:\u002F\u002Fadvancedstudies.unibas.ch\u002Fstudienangebot\u002Fkurs\u002Fcas-combating-financial-crime-through-asset-recovery-300795).*\n\n*In this interview, she shares her experience on taking the course, the ways it contributed to her professional growth and how it helped her transition into her current role at the Financial Intelligence Unit of Namibia.*\n\n**You were working in the compliance department at a commercial bank. What motivated you to take this programme?**\n\nWorking as an Anti-Money Laundering Analyst really opened my eyes to money laundering and its links to real-world financial crimes. Like many countries, Namibia also faces ongoing challenges with predicate offences such as corruption, fraud and tax evasion.\n\nAt the bank, whenever we identified suspicious behaviour, we reported it to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). But we did not get to see what happened after that. At that time, I was familiar with the term “asset recovery”, but I did not understand how the entire value chain worked, with all its processes and challenges.\n\nJoining the FIU had always been one of my career aspirations. I was eager to learn more about asset recovery and strengthen my ability to contribute to my country's efforts to prevent and combat money laundering. The programme immediately caught my interest, and I knew it was an opportunity I could not miss. A few months ago, I successfully transitioned into my new role as a Compliance Analyst at the Namibian FIU.\n\n**What change in perspective did this programme bring to your professional career?**\n\nThe course helped me understand the whole asset recovery process and the role I am playing in combating financial crime. It also showed me how to come up with solutions to resolve some of the challenges that slow the process down. \n\nThat understanding made me appreciate the work I do on a daily basis even more. The aim is to prevent money laundering, but when an offence has already occurred, we want to recover those assets because they are proceeds of crime and make sure they are reinvested for public good. \n\nThe [Fishrot case in Namibia](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fworld-africa-64526018) is a clear example of why asset recovery is so important. The funds that were misappropriated could have been used to support education, infrastructure and social development initiatives that would benefit the wider population. Instead, they enriched only a select few individuals. Recovering these assets would make a significant contribution to Namibia’s economy and development. \n\nThe diversity of the cohort was another important highlight of the programme. I came from a banking background, but we had people from FIUs, anti-corruption agencies, asset management units and other areas. We could see how our different roles connect along the asset recovery chain.  \n\nAll in all, the programme changed my perspective because it gave me a balance between where I was and where I wanted to be.  \n\n**What was a highlight of the programme for you?**  \n\nThere were many, both in terms of the content and the career opportunities. \n\nI particularly valued learning about international anti-money laundering frameworks and laws governing offences such as corruption and bribery. It enhanced my understanding of how illicit assets are acquired, as well as techniques for identifying and tracing them, before they are frozen, confiscated, recovered and re-used. \n\nCareer-wise, the programme expanded my horizons. Before, I didn’t know there were so many career opportunities in the anti-financial crime sector. The lecturers and speakers showed us the diversity in this space. \n\n**You were able to join the programme thanks to the [Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fscholarship). What did this support mean to you?**\n\nI was fascinated by the programme until I saw the tuition fees. I couldn’t afford to pay for it in full. Then I saw that a scholarship fund was available, so I applied for both the programme and financial support. \n\nBeing one of the recipients of partial financial support was a blessing. The course came at the perfect time in my career, equipping me with valuable knowledge and practical skills that have strengthened my professional capabilities.\n\nI would really encourage individual donors and organisations to [continue supporting the scholarship fund](https:\u002F\u002Fwhydonate.com\u002Ffundraising\u002Fgretta-fenner-scholarship-fund). Capacity building is important, because it's only when skilled people are at the forefront of countering financial crime that a real difference can be made to society.\n\n**What would you say to other professionals, including those in the private sector, who are unsure whether the programme is worth it?** \n\nThe programme is worthwhile. It has a structure that you don’t often find: a mix of practical experience and deep knowledge, combining lectures with real-world experience. \n\nIt is beneficial for colleagues who already work in this field, but we also had classmates from other fields who are aspiring to enter the sector. It is friendly both for beginners and experienced professionals. \n\nThe Basel Institute demonstrated a high level of professionalism throughout the programme. The lecturers were highly knowledgeable and generous in sharing their expertise. They consistently took the time to address our questions and brought in professionals from various sectors to provide additional insights.\n\nThis programme truly has equipped us to play our part in the fight against financial crime. For anyone contemplating, it is truly a worthwhile opportunity.  \n\n**Thank you, Hortensia, for sharing your story and highlighting the impact this postgraduate programme has had on your professional journey.**\n\n## Learn more\n\n::: links\n- [Discover “Combating Financial Crime Through Asset Recovery”](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-asset-recovery) -> Postgraduate programme delivered online in partnership with the University of Basel.\n- [Contribute to the Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fscholarship) -> Help train the next generation of anti-corruption professionals.\n- [Discover our offer of short online training courses](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fcourses) -> Practitioner-led training focused on real-world financial crime challenges. \n:::\n","2026-08-11","alumni-stories-hortensia-uupindi",[16,88],[371],{"id":2302,"storage":133,"filename_disk":2303,"filename_download":2304,"title":2305,"type":136,"created_on":2306,"modified_on":2307,"charset":7,"filesize":2308,"width":1882,"height":189,"duration":7,"embed":7,"description":7,"location":7,"tags":7,"metadata":2309,"focal_point_x":7,"focal_point_y":7,"tus_id":7,"tus_data":7,"uploaded_on":2307},"0091c995-8268-4d1a-8aef-f4567d38c717","0091c995-8268-4d1a-8aef-f4567d38c717.png","Hortensia Uupindi portrait.png","Hortensia Uupindi Portrait","2026-08-12T09:14:33.000Z","2026-08-12T09:14:34.000Z",1909045,{},[],[2312,2329,2341,2355],{"id":2313,"news_id":2314,"tags_id":2328},6082,{"id":2291,"status":130,"user_created":2315,"date_created":2292,"user_updated":2315,"date_updated":2293,"title":2294,"type":2295,"body":2296,"image":2302,"date":2297,"topic":7,"slug":2298,"activity":7,"nid":7,"topics":2316,"activities":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":2317,"translation_of":7,"language":654,"countries":2318,"tags":2319,"authors":2323,"images":2324,"translations":2325,"content":2326,"translations_news":2327},"115250da-6c1d-42e7-888a-fbbe909fc524",[16,88],[371],[],[2313,2320,2321,2322],6083,6084,6089,[],[],[],[],[],{"id":152,"name":153},{"id":2320,"news_id":2330,"tags_id":2340},{"id":2291,"status":130,"user_created":2315,"date_created":2292,"user_updated":2315,"date_updated":2293,"title":2294,"type":2295,"body":2296,"image":2302,"date":2297,"topic":7,"slug":2298,"activity":7,"nid":7,"topics":2331,"activities":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":2332,"translation_of":7,"language":654,"countries":2333,"tags":2334,"authors":2335,"images":2336,"translations":2337,"content":2338,"translations_news":2339},[16,88],[371],[],[2313,2320,2321,2322],[],[],[],[],[],{"id":313,"name":314},{"id":2321,"news_id":2342,"tags_id":2352},{"id":2291,"status":130,"user_created":2315,"date_created":2292,"user_updated":2315,"date_updated":2293,"title":2294,"type":2295,"body":2296,"image":2302,"date":2297,"topic":7,"slug":2298,"activity":7,"nid":7,"topics":2343,"activities":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":2344,"translation_of":7,"language":654,"countries":2345,"tags":2346,"authors":2347,"images":2348,"translations":2349,"content":2350,"translations_news":2351},[16,88],[371],[],[2313,2320,2321,2322],[],[],[],[],[],{"id":2353,"name":2354},1300,"Education",{"id":2322,"news_id":2356,"tags_id":2366},{"id":2291,"status":130,"user_created":2315,"date_created":2292,"user_updated":2315,"date_updated":2293,"title":2294,"type":2295,"body":2296,"image":2302,"date":2297,"topic":7,"slug":2298,"activity":7,"nid":7,"topics":2357,"activities":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":2358,"translation_of":7,"language":654,"countries":2359,"tags":2360,"authors":2361,"images":2362,"translations":2363,"content":2364,"translations_news":2365},[16,88],[371],[],[2313,2320,2321,2322],[],[],[],[],[],{"id":2367,"name":2368},1393,"Alumni stories",[],[],[],[],[],{"id":2375,"status":130,"date_created":2376,"date_updated":2377,"title":2378,"type":2295,"body":2379,"date":2380,"topic":7,"slug":2381,"activity":7,"nid":7,"topics":2382,"activities":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":2383,"language":654,"image":2384,"translation_of":7,"countries":2397,"tags":2398,"authors":2464,"images":2465,"translations":2466,"content":2467,"translations_news":2468},10648,"2026-08-05T06:34:24.000Z","2026-08-31T13:54:16.000Z","Specialising in asset recovery: why this Argentinian prosecutor decided to take the leap ","*“When it comes to economic crime, securing a conviction is not always enough. If we do not recover the assets, we are not returning to society what was stolen from it.” This realisation marked a turning point in the career of Julio Petrucci, a prosecutor at the Attorney General’s Office of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.*\n\n*Driven by this mindset and by his desire to keep pace with the way crime operates today, Petrucci decided to enrol in the postgraduate programme “[CAS Combating Financial Crime Through Asset Recovery](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-asset-recovery)” delivered by the Basel Institute on Governance together with the [University of Basel](https:\u002F\u002Fadvancedstudies.unibas.ch\u002Fstudienangebot\u002Fkurs\u002Fcas-combating-financial-crime-through-asset-recovery-300795).*\n\n*In this interview, he tells us about the challenges of his work, the issues demanding greater specialisation and the advice he has for other public servants who, like him, are striving to serve their citizens better.*\n\n**A prosecutor’s work requires constant adaptation. What motivates your daily work and what challenges do you face?**\n\nMy main motivation is to try to do good and to help repair what is broken in society when a crime is committed.\n\nIn my country, as well as across the region, there are many economic difficulties and high levels of social inequality. Many people who become victims of crime rely on the Public Prosecutor's Office and other public institutions for support. As a prosecutor, I want to be able to provide these victims with answers and practical tools.\n\nOver time, I began to realise that my initial training was largely focused on crime in traditional, physical settings. However, crime scenes are often digital or have a strong financial component.\n\nThat's when I identified the need to look for new tools to strengthen my investigations. It was through this search that I discovered the Basel Institute on Governance and its [educational programmes](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning).\n\n**Why did you choose the Basel Institute programme to specialise in asset recovery?**\n\nI was particularly interested in the specialised programme on asset recovery for three reasons:\n\n-\tfirst, because asset recovery is a highly relevant and rapidly growing field;\n-\tsecond, because I could not find other advanced courses offering this level of specialisation in countering financial crime;\n-\tand third, because of the international reputation of the Basel Institute on Governance and the University of Basel.\n\n![](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fassets\u002F1fa76298-84af-47af-852f-e5ec0bced22b)\n\n**What change in perspective did this programme bring to your professional career?**\n\nThe course marked a before and after in my career.\n\nIn Argentina, asset recovery is still a developing field. Historically, we have analysed criminal cases with the aim of securing convictions. However, when it comes to economic crime, securing a conviction is not always enough. If we do not recover the assets, we are not returning to society what was stolen from it.\n\nThroughout the course, I learned not only about the different legal frameworks that exist around the world in this area, but also how to apply them to specific cases. The academic team and the online learning platforms were excellent. All this new knowledge and practical tools are already proving extremely useful in my day-to-day work. They have even contributed to my professional growth in ways that I am not yet able to comment on officially.\n\nThis was also my first international experience. I got to meet people from different countries and professional backgrounds, which was very enriching.\n\n**You were able to join the programme thanks to a scholarship. What did this support mean to you?**\n\nI am a public official in a country facing significant economic challenges. The salaries of public officials like me, both in Argentina and across Latin America, are not particularly high.\n\nIn this context, I saw that the Basel Institute offered financial support through the [Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fscholarship) and decided to apply for it. From the outset, the team was very receptive. After some interviews, I was awarded a partial scholarship thanks to the funds they had raised, which allowed me to take the course.\n\nTo donors and benefactors, I would say that their contribution is not just individual support for a student: it is a direct investment in justice systems in our countries. Thanks to their contribution, I now have the tools to investigate complex crimes and recover assets that belong to society.\n\n**Why would you recommend this training to other prosecutors or investigators in the region?**\n\nWhen you work in public service, and especially in a role such as that of a prosecutor, it is very difficult to look beyond what you see in your daily work. But crime is changing. In fact, it has already changed, and if we do not adapt, we will not be able to do our jobs effectively or help repair what is broken in society when a crime is committed.\n\nFor this reason, I encourage prosecutors and others interested in tackling financial crime to step outside their day-to-day routine and take courses like this.\n\nI highly recommend this programme to them, not only because of its academic quality but also because of the quality and dedication of the Basel Institute team. It was an incredible experience.\n\n**Thank you, Julio, for sharing your story and highlighting the impact this postgraduate programme has had on your professional journey.**\n\n*Julio Petrucci is just one of many talented professionals who have been able to take this course thanks to the Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund. We are deeply grateful to all those who have generously contributed, and continue to contribute, to this fund, especially the [International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators](https:\u002F\u002Ffinancialcrimelitigators.org\u002F), [Bonifassi Avocats](https:\u002F\u002Fbonifassi-avocats.com\u002Fen\u002F), [Bennett Jones](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bennettjones.com\u002F), [ECO Strategic Communications](https:\u002F\u002Fecostrats.com\u002F) and [Kellerhals Carrard](https:\u002F\u002Fkellerhals-carrard.ch\u002Fen).*\n\n## Learn more\n\n::: links\n- [Discover “Combating Financial Crime Through Asset Recovery”](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-asset-recovery) -> Postgraduate programme delivered online in partnership with the University of Basel.\n- [Contribute to the Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fscholarship) -> Help train the next generation of anti-corruption professionals.\n- [Discover our offer of short online training courses](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fcourses) -> Practitioner-led training focused on real-world financial crime challenges. \n:::\n","2026-08-05","alumni-stories-julio-petrucci",[16,88],[371],{"id":2385,"storage":133,"filename_disk":2386,"filename_download":2387,"title":2388,"type":185,"created_on":2389,"modified_on":2390,"charset":7,"filesize":2391,"width":1882,"height":2392,"duration":7,"embed":7,"description":7,"location":7,"tags":7,"metadata":2393,"focal_point_x":2394,"focal_point_y":2395,"tus_id":7,"tus_data":7,"uploaded_on":2396},"4cb78426-7f7f-44a1-9709-552b2f2f259e","4cb78426-7f7f-44a1-9709-552b2f2f259e.jpg","Julio Petrucci portrait.jpg","Julio Petrucci 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en recuperación de activos: por qué este fiscal argentino decidió dar el salto","historias-de-egresados-julio-petrucci","*“Cuando hablamos de delitos económicos, condenar a una persona no siempre es suficiente. Si no recuperamos los activos, no estamos devolviendo a la sociedad aquello que le fue robado.” Esta convicción marcó un punto de inflexión en la carrera de Julio Petrucci, fiscal de la Procuración General de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.*\n\n*Motivado por ella y por estar a la par de cómo opera el crimen en la actualidad, decidió tomar el programa de postgrado \"[CAS Combating Financial Crime Through Asset Recovery](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-asset-recovery)\", dictado por el Basel Institute on Governance junto a la [Universidad de Basilea](https:\u002F\u002Fadvancedstudies.unibas.ch\u002Fstudienangebot\u002Fkurs\u002Fcas-combating-financial-crime-through-asset-recovery-300795).*\n\n*En esta entrevista, conversamos sobre los desafíos de su trabajo, los problemas que están requiriendo una mayor especialización y la recomendación que les da a otros trabajadores públicos que, como él, buscan servir mejor a los ciudadanos.*\n\n**El trabajo de fiscal exige una constante adaptación. ¿Cuál es la motivación detrás de tu labor diaria y a qué desafíos te enfrentas?**\n\nMi principal motivación es tratar de hacer el bien y de recomponer eso que se rompe en la sociedad cuando se comete un delito. \n\nEn mi país, así como en la región, existen muchas dificultades económicas y una gran desigualdad social. Esto significa que hay muchas personas que, cuando sufre un delito, deben recurrir al Ministerio Público Fiscal y a los organismos públicos. Como fiscal, quiero poder darles respuestas y herramientas concretas.  \n\nCon el tiempo empecé a notar que mi formación inicial estaba muy enfocada en el crimen en escenarios físicos tradicionales. Sin embargo, muchas veces el escenario del crimen es digital o tiene un fuerte componente financiero. \n\nDesde entonces, identifiqué la necesidad de buscar nuevas herramientas para abordar mis investigaciones. Fue en esa búsqueda que conocí al Basel Institute on Governance y [toda su oferta educativa](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning). \n\n**¿Por qué elegiste el programa del Basel Institute para especializarte en recuperación de activos?**\n\nParticularmente me interesó el programa especializado en la recuperación de activos por tres razones: \n\n-\tprimero, porque la recuperación de activos es una temática muy pujante y de creciente importancia; \n-\tsegundo, porque no encontré otras ofertas educativas similares con este nivel de especialización en crimen financiero; \n-\ty tercero, por el prestigio internacional del Basel Institute on Governance y la Universidad de Basilea.\n\n![](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fassets\u002F1fa76298-84af-47af-852f-e5ec0bced22b)\n\n**¿Qué cambio de paradigma aportó esta formación a tu carrera profesional?**\n\nEl curso significó un antes y un después en mi carrera.\n\nEn Argentina, la materia de recuperación de activos está en pleno desarrollo. Históricamente, analizamos los casos criminales con el objetivo de obtener condenas. Sin embargo, cuando hablamos de delitos económicos, condenar a una persona no siempre es suficiente. Si no recuperamos los activos, no estamos devolviendo a la sociedad aquello que le fue robado.\n\nDurante el curso, aprendí no solamente sobre los distintos marcos legales que existen a nivel mundial en la materia, sino también cómo utilizarlos en casos concretos. El personal académico y el material del campus virtual fueron también excelentes. \n\nTodas esas herramientas me están sirviendo mucho en el día a día en mi trabajo. Inclusive ya me permitieron un crecimiento dentro de mi carrera profesional que aún no puedo comentar de manera oficial.\n\nAdemás, fue mi primera experiencia internacional. Conocí gente de distintos países y de distintos ámbitos, lo cual fue muy enriquecedor.\n\n**Pudiste unirte a este programa gracias a una beca. ¿Qué significó este apoyo para ti?**\n\nYo soy funcionario público de un país con grandes desafíos económicos. Los salarios de los funcionarios como yo, tanto en Argentina como en Latinoamérica, no son los más elevados.\n\nEn ese contexto, vi que el Basel Institute ofrecía apoyo financiero a través del [Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fscholarship), así que postulé. Desde un primer momento, el equipo fue muy receptivo. Tuvimos algunas entrevistas y, gracias a los fondos que habían logrado recaudar, pude obtener una beca parcial que me permitió tomar el curso.\n\nA los donantes y benefactores les diría que su aporte no es solo una ayuda individual para un estudiante: es una inversión directa en la justicia de nuestros países. Gracias a su contribución, hoy cuento con herramientas de vanguardia para investigar delitos complejos y recuperar activos que pertenecen a la sociedad.\n\n**¿Por qué le recomendarías esta capacitación a otros fiscales o investigadores de la región?**\n\nCuando uno está en la función pública, y sobre todo en un puesto como el de fiscal, es muy difícil mirar más allá, a lo que uno no ve en el día a día. Pero el delito está mutanto. De hecho, ya mutó, y si no nos adaptamos, no vamos a poder hacer bien nuestro trabajo ni devolverle a la sociedad eso que se rompe cuando se comete un delito.\n\nEntonces, yo les diría a ellos, y a todos interesados en combatir el crimen financiero, que se animen a salir un poco de ese día a día y a tomar cursos como estos. \n\nLes recomiendo ampliamente este programa, no solamente por la calidad académica, sino también por la calidad humana del equipo del Basel Institute. Fue una experiencia increíble. \n\n**Gracias, Julio, por compartir tu experiencia y el impacto que ha tenido este programa de postgrado en tu carrera.**\n\n*Julio Petrucci es solo uno de los talentosos profesionales que han podido cursar este programa de postgrado gracias al Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund. Agradecemos profundamente a todos quienes han aportado, y siguen aportando generosamente, a este fondo, especialmente a [International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators](https:\u002F\u002Ffinancialcrimelitigators.org\u002F), [Bonifassi Avocats](https:\u002F\u002Fbonifassi-avocats.com\u002Fen\u002F), [Bennett Jones](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bennettjones.com\u002F), [ECO Strategic Communications](https:\u002F\u002Fecostrats.com\u002F) y [Kellerhals Carrard](https:\u002F\u002Fkellerhals-carrard.ch\u002Fen).*\n\n## Más información\n\n::: links\n- [Conoce el postgrado “Combating Financial Crime Through Asset Recovery”](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-asset-recovery) -> Programa de postgrado dictado junto con la Universidad de Basilea. \n- [Haz tu donación al Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fscholarship) -> Ayúdanos a capacitar a la nueva generación de profesionales que luchan contra la corrupción. \n- [Conoce nuestra oferta online de cursos de capacitación](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fcourses) -> Capacitación enfocada en los desafíos que presenta el crimen financiero, dictada por profesionales del sector.\n:::\n",{"id":2375,"status":130,"user_created":2315,"date_created":2376,"user_updated":2315,"date_updated":2377,"title":2378,"type":2295,"body":2379,"image":2385,"date":2380,"topic":7,"slug":2381,"activity":7,"nid":7,"topics":2475,"activities":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":2476,"translation_of":7,"language":654,"countries":2477,"tags":2478,"authors":2479,"images":2480,"translations":2481,"content":2482,"translations_news":2483},[16,88],[371],[],[2400,2406,2407,2408,2409],[],[],[],[],[21],{"id":2485,"status":130,"date_created":2486,"date_updated":2487,"title":2488,"type":2489,"body":2490,"date":2491,"topic":7,"slug":2492,"activity":7,"nid":7,"topics":2493,"activities":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":2494,"language":654,"image":2495,"translation_of":7,"countries":2503,"tags":2504,"authors":2557,"images":2558,"translations":2559,"content":2560,"translations_news":2561},10647,"2026-07-29T08:03:11.000Z","2026-07-29T10:18:18.000Z","Asset recovery postgraduate programme: Celebrating our first graduating cohort","News","How and where can a professional acquire specialised knowledge in asset recovery? A year ago, that question didn’t have an easy answer. Today, it does: with the postgraduate programme \"[CAS Combating Financial Crime Through Asset Recovery](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-asset-recovery)\", offered by the Basel Institute on Governance and the University of Basel. \n\nThis July, we were delighted to welcome the first cohort to our headquarters in Basel and host the 1.5-day hybrid closing event. \n\nHere are a few highlights from the programme, and what participants themselves had to say about their experience.\n\n## A programme unique in its class\n\nThis Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) was developed to address a longstanding gap in postgraduate education. While aspects of asset recovery are covered in some university courses, there has until now been no similar qualification combining academic learning with practical skills.\n\nThe programme draws on more than two decades of experience from our [International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR)](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fwork\u002Fenforcement), which has worked with authorities around the world to strengthen financial investigations, asset recovery and international cooperation.\n\nGraduates receive a CAS degree from the [University of Basel](https:\u002F\u002Fadvancedstudies.unibas.ch\u002Fstudienangebot\u002Fkurs\u002Fcas-combating-financial-crime-through-asset-recovery-300795), one of Switzerland's leading universities. \n\n## A global classroom\n\nThe first cohort brought together prosecutors, investigators, lawyers, anti-money laundering specialists, development practitioners, bankers and policy professionals from 10 countries across Africa, South America, Asia and Europe.\n\nThe online format with live sessions helped make that possible. It gave participants the flexibility to join from anywhere in the world and balance the course with their day-to-day work – and, just as importantly, to connect with peers working under completely different legal systems. That’s exactly the kind of contact that matters for international cooperation.\n\n![](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fassets\u002F50c4e6ce-a88b-4d8f-8703-ed2a39ed1bea)\n\nAs one participant from Europe explained: \n\n> The exchange with other participants working in different jurisdictions was extremely valuable. That was crucial for seeing how asset recovery is approached differently elsewhere, and what options other jurisdictions have. Asset recovery is a global issue now – money moves across the world, so you can't just sit in your office thinking everything stops at the border.\n\nThe cohort also spanned different levels of expertise, from prosecutors to lawyers working in cybercrime to people just entering the field. As another participant, who works in development cooperation, explains:\n\n> After having worked for two decades in development cooperation, I realised that if less money was lost to financial crime, countries could decide more autonomously where to invest in their own development. So I got interested in the topic of money laundering, and how we could get better at fighting it.\n\n## Learning by doing\n\nWhen we asked participants what they found most valuable or unique about the programme, the answer was always the same: its practical approach. \n\nAsset recovery is a complex discipline that spans financial investigations, international cooperation, prosecution and the management and return of confiscated assets. Professionals working in this field need not only legal knowledge, but the practical skills that can be applied across different jurisdictions and institutional settings.\n\nOver six months, the cohort engaged in interactive online sessions built around real cases and realistic simulated investigation exercises, guided by practitioners who have investigated and prosecuted financial crime themselves.\n\nA participant from Uruguay explains:\n\n> In most certifications, the focus tends to stay on theory and definitions, spending a lot of time discussing ethical and regulatory issues. But in this case, it was so case-specific and applied that by the end, you know what you have to do, you know how to investigate and you know the steps for asset recovery.\n\n## The final project: a professional opportunity\n\nThat practical focus culminates in the personal project each participant is now completing in order to graduate: a chance to advance a project from their own work, a side interest or simply an area they want to explore in more depth.\n\nOne participant is taking the programme to build up a specialised Asset Recovery Office within the Ministry of Justice. It tackles the problem that currently, competence is split between the prosecutor's office and the police, and neither magistrates nor police officers have the same view of the data. \n\nAnother participant is working on a proposal to bring public-private collaboration to her country's asset recovery efforts. She noticed a clear gap: information that should flow between the two sectors simply wasn't being exchanged. Throughout the programme, she tested her model with instructors, refining it with their feedback. Her final project now sets out how that collaboration could actually work in practice.\n\n## Discussing future career steps \n\nThe closing event was also a chance to look ahead to the careers and opportunities this certificate can open. An exclusive panel discussion showcased the breadth of career paths in combating financial crime, bringing together experts from international organisations, the public sector and private industry. \n\nThe panel featured Kodjo Attisso (Coordinator of the Illicit Finance Fusion Center – Africa at UNODC), Federica Maschera (Group Financial Crime Engagement Manager at HSBC Holdings plc), Pedro Gomes Pereira (Advisor on Anti-Corruption and Asset Recovery) and Maria Schnebli (Federal Prosecutor at the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland).\n\nThe panellists shared their career paths and challenges in the various sectors, and the steps they took to get to their current affiliations. \n\n![](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fassets\u002F3435a2ff-4289-497f-aab5-ba2e4b8c1526)\n\nMaria Schnebli also gave a keynote speech on international collaboration and the challenges of combating financial crime from a Swiss prosecutor's perspective. This tied in perfectly with the work the students had done throughout the course.\n\n## The Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund\n\nSome students in this cohort could only take the course thanks to financial support. We launched the [Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fscholarship) to help cover tuition costs for talented professionals from low-income backgrounds.\n\nWe have received, and continue to receive, generous donations from organisations and individuals alike. \n\nJulio Petrucci, a prosecutor at the Attorney General's Office of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was one of the participants who benefited. As he puts it: \n\n> To donors and benefactors, I would say that your contribution isn't just individual support for one student – it's a direct investment in justice across our countries. Thanks to your contribution, I now have the tools to investigate complex crimes and recover assets that belong to society.\n\n![](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fassets\u002F1fa76298-84af-47af-852f-e5ec0bced22b)\n\nWe are deeply grateful to our donors for making these opportunities possible, especially the [International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators](https:\u002F\u002Ffinancialcrimelitigators.org\u002F), [Bonifassi Avocats](https:\u002F\u002Fbonifassi-avocats.com\u002Fen\u002F), [Bennett Jones](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bennettjones.com\u002F), [ECO Strategic Communications](https:\u002F\u002Fecostrats.com\u002F) and [Kellerhals Carrard](https:\u002F\u002Fkellerhals-carrard.ch\u002Fen).\n\n## Another way to build capacity\n\nAs the first cohort prepares to graduate, the programme marks another step in the Basel Institute's efforts to strengthen global capacity to investigate financial crime, recover stolen assets, and build a new generation of practitioners connected through a worldwide community of practice.\n\nAlong with our second postgraduate programme, “[CAS Mastering Today’s Anti-Corruption Challenges](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-anti-corruption)”, it marks our current portfolio of practice related academic programmes to support careers, knowledge and skills development of talented international professionals and practitioners.\n\nCongratulations to all the participants of this first cohort.\n\n## Learn more\n\n::: links\n- [Discover “Combating Financial Crime Through Asset Recovery”](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-asset-recovery) -> Postgraduate programme delivered online in partnership with the University of Basel.\n- [Contribute to the Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fscholarship) -> Help train the next generation of anti-corruption professionals.\n- [Discover our offer of short online training courses](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fcourses) -> Practitioner-led training focused on real-world financial crime challenges. \n:::\n","2026-07-29","asset-recovery-postgraduate-programme-first-cohort",[16,88],[371],{"id":2496,"storage":133,"filename_disk":2497,"filename_download":2498,"title":2499,"type":185,"created_on":2500,"modified_on":2500,"charset":7,"filesize":2501,"width":1882,"height":189,"duration":7,"embed":7,"description":7,"location":7,"tags":7,"metadata":2502,"focal_point_x":7,"focal_point_y":7,"tus_id":7,"tus_data":7,"uploaded_on":2500},"56fa7724-c399-4997-8519-bdfc4289f5b5","56fa7724-c399-4997-8519-bdfc4289f5b5.jpg","CAS2 Closing Event thumbnail.jpg","Ca S2 Closing Event 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Peru is making asset recovery a frontline tool against organised crime","*A joint reflection by [Iker Lekuona](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fabout\u002Fteam\u002Fiker-lekuona\u002F), Director of the Basel Institute's International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) and [Oscar Solórzano](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fabout\u002Fteam\u002Foscar-solorzano\u002F), Head of Latin America for ICAR, on how Peru is translating its commitment to combating organised crime into lasting institutional capability.*\n\nAcross Latin America, governments face mounting pressure to respond to organised crime, illicit finance and growing public concerns about security. At the same time, international development budgets are under strain.\n\nIn this environment, one question keeps resounding: how can countries build capacity to tackle complex criminal threats with greater independence and resilience?\n\nFor those of us working in asset recovery, the answer lies in institutions.\n\n## Our goal in building asset recovery capability\n\nOne of the ambitions behind ICAR’s technical assistance has always been straightforward. We want our partners to reach the point where they no longer rely on us for day-to-day operational support.\n\nOur partnerships should evolve towards higher-value strategic collaboration. Technical assistance should leave behind stronger systems, stronger expertise and stronger institutions capable of carrying the work forward independently.\n\nThis is why recent developments in Peru are particularly significant.\n\n## A strategic response to financial and organised crime\n\nUnder the leadership of Attorney General Tomás Aladino Gálvez Villegas, the Public Prosecutor's Office is implementing a series of reforms that embed financial investigation, asset recovery and institutional coordination at the heart of Peru's response to organised crime.\n\nThe reforms form part of the _Sistema Fiscal Integrado de Recuperación de Activos_ (SFIRA) or “Integrated Prosecutorial Asset Recovery System”.\n\nAt a meeting in May this year with Attorney General Gálvez and senior colleagues, we reflected on the challenges posed by modern organised crime and the need for institutions that can respond to increasingly sophisticated illicit financial flows.\n\nRegarding the intent behind the reforms, the Attorney General commented:\n\n> We cannot continue expecting different results while relying on the same institutional approaches. Organised crime has evolved, and so must we. This reform reflects our determination to move beyond declarations of intent and build the permanent capabilities that prosecutors need to confront increasingly sophisticated criminal organisations.\n\nReflecting on impact of the Basel Institute’s technical assistance through ICAR, he said:\n\n> We value the support that the Basel Institute on Governance has provided over the years, and we invite the Basel Institute, our government institutions and the wider international community to join us in this effort. Confronting organised crime is a shared challenge that requires a shared commitment. This is how we turn commitment into practical action.\n\nHaving worked closely with the Peruvian authorities for more than a decade, we believe this direction will be transformative for the country and its people. We also believe other jurisdictions can be inspired by this strategic, systemic response. We share some of the reasoning and details below.\n\n## Organised crime is a financial phenomenon\n\nPublic debates about organised crime often focus on violence or trafficking. Yet in anti-corruption and asset recovery circles, we all know that criminal organisations survive only because they are able to generate, move, conceal and reinvest enormous sums of money.\n\nThe financial dimension of organised crime has become increasingly important as criminal groups expand across borders, diversify their activities and develop closer relationships with professional facilitators and corrupt actors. Illegal mining, environmental crime, drug trafficking, corruption and money laundering are frequently connected through the same financial networks.\n\nThis is one reason why asset recovery has attracted growing attention from governments and international organisations alike.\n\n## Less-known benefits of focusing on asset recovery\n\nRecovering illicit assets is valuable in itself, not least in times of squeezed public budgets and reduced flows of development aid. Confiscated assets can be reinvested in enhancing the capabilities of law enforcement and prosecution authorities. They can also be used to compensate victims and communities affected by corruption and crime.\n\nMore importantly, the process of conducting financial investigations and pursuing illicit assets helps authorities understand how criminal networks operate, identify those who profit from them and weaken the structures that allow them to endure.\n\nThis agenda has particular relevance today because it commands broad support across political and ideological divides. Governments may disagree on many issues. The need to tackle organised crime and illicit finance is rarely one of them.\n\n## What makes the reforms innovative and impactful\n\nExperience has also shown that asset recovery cannot remain a specialised activity reserved for exceptional cases. To keep pace with increasingly sophisticated criminal organisations, countries need to move beyond isolated successes and build institutions that make financial investigation and asset recovery part of everyday prosecutorial practice.\n\nIn Peru, rather than creating another specialised unit, the Public Prosecutor's Office is building an institutional model that brings together the capabilities needed to tackle the financial dimension of organised crime in a more coordinated, multidisciplinary and sustainable way.\n\nThe model combines specialised operational support for prosecutors, strategic criminal analysis and stronger institutional coordination. At the same time, it seeks to ensure that the knowledge gained through complex investigations is progressively embedded within the organisation.\n\nThe objective goes beyond success in individual cases. The aim is to strengthen the Public Prosecutor's Office's long-term capacity to investigate, disrupt and recover the proceeds of organised crime.\n\nImportantly, the new arrangements will support both international and domestic asset recovery efforts.\n\n- International cases remain essential but often require years of litigation and cooperation across multiple jurisdictions.\n- Domestically, Peru can also do a lot to target criminal assets located within its own borders and to disrupt illicit economies that continue to fuel insecurity and corruption.\n\nAs part of this effort, the Public Prosecutor's Office is investing its own resources in the new structure, including resources linked to a [tripartite asset return agreement](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fwhere-asset-recovery-really-happens-peru-advances-landmark-restitution-initiative-2949\u002F) between Peru, Luxembourg and Switzerland that was supported by the Basel Institute through ICAR.\n\n## From technical assistance to national ownership\n\nThis institutional model reflects capabilities developed over more than a decade of operational cooperation between our ICAR team and the Public Prosecutor's Office.\n\nThrough joint work on complex investigations, both our institutions developed practical approaches to financial investigation, international asset recovery and multidisciplinary prosecutorial support.\n\nThe current reforms seek to embed these proven capabilities within the permanent structures of the Public Prosecutor's Office. This will ensure that the knowledge accumulated through years of operational cooperation becomes part of the institution itself rather than remaining dependent on external technical assistance or individual expertise.\n\nFor donors and development partners, this matters.\n\nThe value of technical assistance cannot be measured only by assets recovered or training sessions delivered. Its deeper contribution lies in helping institutions develop the confidence, capabilities and structures needed to perform these functions independently and continuously improve them over time.\n\n## Why this matters beyond Peru\n\nEvery country must develop solutions that fit its own legal system, institutions and priorities. Yet some lessons travel well.\n\nOne is that asset recovery works best when it is integrated into broader efforts to combat organised crime rather than treated as a specialised activity operating at the margins of criminal investigations.\n\nAnother is that sustainable progress depends on institutions. Cases come and go. Leadership changes. Criminal networks evolve. Strong institutions provide continuity.\n\nPeru's reforms will not solve every challenge posed by organised crime. No single reform can. But they represent a thoughtful and ambitious attempt to strengthen the state's ability to understand, investigate and disrupt the financial foundations of criminal activity.\n\nFor us, they also represent something else: evidence that long-term partnerships can create capabilities that endure beyond any individual project. There are few better outcomes for a technical assistance programme than seeing the ideas, methods and expertise it has supported become part of the institutions it set out to strengthen.","2026-07-22","peru-asset-recovery-system",[16],[371],{"id":2573,"storage":133,"filename_disk":2574,"filename_download":2575,"title":2576,"type":185,"created_on":2577,"modified_on":2564,"charset":7,"filesize":2578,"width":139,"height":140,"duration":7,"embed":7,"description":2579,"location":7,"tags":7,"metadata":2580,"focal_point_x":7,"focal_point_y":7,"tus_id":7,"tus_data":7,"uploaded_on":2577},"b23a9861-35f6-48e3-9924-2df87c8e47a2","b23a9861-35f6-48e3-9924-2df87c8e47a2.jpeg","Meeting with Peru AG2.jpeg","Peruvian Attorney General Tomás Aladino Gálvez Villegas (right) with Iker Lekuona, Director ICAR at the Basel Institute on Governance","2026-07-22T06:37:16.000Z",204477,"Peruvian Attorney General Tomás Aladino Gálvez Villegas (right) with Iker Lekuona, Director ICAR at the Basel Institute on 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with Peru AG.jpeg","The Basel Institute's team meeting with Peru's Attorney General Tomás Aladino Gálvez Villegas","4e9db8d3-4036-43b2-8c07-2f5eb99e64f9","2026-07-22T06:38:41.000Z",218697,934,{},[],[],[2691],{"id":55,"language":2470,"title":2692,"slug":2693,"body":2694,"status":130,"news":2695},"Cómo Perú está convirtiendo la recuperación de activos en una herramienta de primera línea contra el crimen organizado","Peru-recuperacion-activos","*Una reflexión conjunta de [Iker Lekuona](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fabout\u002Fteam\u002Fiker-lekuona\u002F), director del International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) del Basel Institute, y [Oscar Solórzano](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fabout\u002Fteam\u002Foscar-solorzano\u002F), jefe de ICAR para América Latina, sobre cómo Perú está traduciendo su compromiso de combatir el crimen organizado en una capacidad institucional duradera.*\n\nEn toda América Latina, los gobiernos enfrentan una presión cada vez mayor para responder al crimen organizado, las finanzas ilícitas y la creciente preocupación pública por la seguridad. Al mismo tiempo, los presupuestos internacionales para el desarrollo se encuentran bajo presión.\n\nEn este contexto, una pregunta sigue resonando: ¿cómo pueden los países desarrollar la capacidad para hacer frente a amenazas criminales complejas con mayor independencia y resiliencia?\n\nPara quienes trabajamos en la recuperación de activos, la respuesta radica en las instituciones.\n\n## Nuestro objetivo al desarrollar la capacidad de recuperación de activos\n\nUna de las ambiciones que subyace a la asistencia técnica de ICAR siempre ha sido clara. Queremos que nuestros socios lleguen al punto en que ya no dependan de nosotros para el apoyo operativo cotidiano.\n\nNuestras alianzas deben evolucionar hacia una colaboración estratégica de mayor valor. La asistencia técnica debe dejar como legado sistemas más sólidos, conocimientos especializados más sólidos e instituciones más sólidas, capaces de llevar adelante el trabajo de manera independiente.\n\nEs por ello que los acontecimientos recientes en Perú revisten especial importancia.\n\n## Una respuesta estratégica al crimen financiero y organizado\n\nBajo el liderazgo del Fiscal de la Nación Tomás Aladino Gálvez Villegas, la Fiscalía de la Nación está implementando una serie de reformas que sitúan la investigación financiera, la recuperación de activos y la coordinación institucional en el centro de la respuesta de Perú al crimen organizado.\n\nLas reformas forman parte del _Sistema Fiscal Integrado de Recuperación de Activos_ (SFIRA).\n\nEn una reunión celebrada en mayo de este año con el Dr. Gálvez Villegas y altos funcionarios, reflexionamos sobre los desafíos que plantea el crimen organizado moderno y la necesidad de contar con instituciones que puedan responder a flujos financieros ilícitos cada vez más sofisticados.\n\nEn cuanto a la intención detrás de las reformas, el Fiscal de la Nación comentó:\n\n> No podemos seguir esperando resultados diferentes mientras nos basamos en los mismos enfoques institucionales. El crimen organizado ha evolucionado, y nosotros también debemos hacerlo. Esta reforma refleja nuestra determinación de ir más allá de las declaraciones de intenciones y desarrollar las capacidades permanentes que los fiscales necesitan para hacer frente a organizaciones criminales cada vez más sofisticadas.\n\nAl reflexionar sobre el impacto de la asistencia técnica del Basel Institute a través del ICAR, señaló:\n\n> Valoramos el apoyo que el Basel Institute on Governance nos ha brindado a lo largo de los años, e invitamos al Basel Institute, a nuestras instituciones gubernamentales y a la comunidad internacional en general a sumarse a este esfuerzo. Enfrentar al crimen organizado es un desafío compartido que requiere un compromiso compartido. Así es como convertimos el compromiso en acción concreta.\n\nTras haber trabajado en estrecha colaboración con las autoridades peruanas durante más de una década, creemos que esta orientación será transformadora para el país y su población. También creemos que otras jurisdicciones pueden inspirarse en esta respuesta estratégica y sistémica. A continuación, compartimos parte del razonamiento y los detalles.\n\n## El crimen organizado es un fenómeno financiero\n\nLos debates públicos sobre el crimen organizado suelen centrarse en la violencia o el tráfico ilícito. Sin embargo, en los círculos dedicados a la lucha contra la corrupción y la recuperación de activos, todos sabemos que las organizaciones criminales sobreviven únicamente porque son capaces de generar, mover, ocultar y reinvertir enormes sumas de dinero.\n\nLa dimensión financiera del crimen organizado ha cobrado cada vez más importancia a medida que los grupos criminales se expanden más allá de las fronteras, diversifican sus actividades y desarrollan relaciones más estrechas con facilitadores profesionales y actores corruptos. La minería ilegal, los delitos ambientales, el tráfico de drogas, la corrupción y el lavado de dinero suelen estar conectados a través de las mismas redes financieras.\n\nEsta es una de las razones por las que la recuperación de activos ha atraído una atención cada vez mayor tanto de los gobiernos como de las organizaciones internacionales.\n\n## Beneficios menos conocidos de centrarse en la recuperación de activos\n\nLa recuperación de activos ilícitos es valiosa en sí misma, sobre todo en tiempos de restricciones en los presupuestos públicos y de reducción de los flujos de ayuda para el desarrollo. Los activos decomisados pueden reinvertirse en mejorar las capacidades de las autoridades encargadas de hacer cumplir la ley y de la fiscalía. También pueden utilizarse para indemnizar a las víctimas y a las comunidades afectadas por la corrupción y la delincuencia.\n\nMás importante aún, el proceso de llevar a cabo investigaciones financieras y perseguir los activos ilícitos ayuda a las autoridades a comprender cómo operan las redes criminales, a identificar a quienes se benefician de ellas y a debilitar las estructuras que les permiten perdurar.\n\nEsta agenda tiene especial relevancia hoy en día porque cuenta con un amplio apoyo más allá de las divisiones políticas e ideológicas. Los gobiernos pueden estar en desacuerdo en muchos temas. La necesidad de combatir el crimen organizado y las finanzas ilícitas rara vez es uno de ellos.\n\n## Lo que hace que las reformas sean innovadoras y tengan un gran impacto\n\nLa experiencia también ha demostrado que la recuperación de activos no puede seguir siendo una actividad especializada reservada para casos excepcionales. Para mantenerse al día con organizaciones criminales cada vez más sofisticadas, los países deben ir más allá de los éxitos aislados y construir instituciones que integren la investigación financiera y la recuperación de activos en la práctica cotidiana de la fiscalía.\n\nEn Perú, en lugar de crear otra unidad especializada, la Fiscalía de la Nación está desarrollando un modelo institucional que reúne las capacidades necesarias para abordar la dimensión financiera del crimen organizado de una manera más coordinada, multidisciplinaria y sostenible.\n\nEl modelo combina apoyo operativo especializado para los fiscales, análisis criminalístico estratégico y una mayor coordinación institucional. Al mismo tiempo, busca garantizar que el conocimiento adquirido a través de investigaciones complejas se integre progresivamente en la organización.\n\nEl objetivo va más allá del éxito en casos individuales. Se trata de fortalecer la capacidad a largo plazo de la Fiscalía para investigar, desarticular y recuperar los productos del crimen organizado.\n\nEs importante destacar que las nuevas medidas respaldarán tanto los esfuerzos internacionales como los nacionales de recuperación de activos.\n\n- Los casos internacionales siguen siendo esenciales, pero a menudo requieren años de litigios y cooperación entre múltiples jurisdicciones.\n- A nivel nacional, Perú también puede hacer mucho para perseguir los activos delictivos ubicados dentro de sus propias fronteras y desarticular las economías ilícitas que continúan alimentando la inseguridad y la corrupción.\n\nComo parte de este esfuerzo, la Fiscalía de la Nación está invirtiendo sus propios recursos en la nueva estructura, incluidos los recursos vinculados a un [acuerdo tripartito de restitución de activos](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fwhere-asset-recovery-really-happens-peru-advances-landmark-restitution-initiative-2949\u002F) entre Perú, Luxemburgo y Suiza, que contó con el apoyo del Basel Institute a través de ICAR.\n\n## De la asistencia técnica a la apropiación nacional\n\nEste modelo institucional refleja las capacidades desarrolladas a lo largo de más de una década de cooperación operativa entre nuestro equipo de ICAR y la Fiscalía de la Nación.\n\nA través del trabajo conjunto en investigaciones complejas, ambas instituciones desarrollaron enfoques prácticos para la investigación financiera, la recuperación internacional de activos y el apoyo multidisciplinario a la fiscalía.\n\nLas reformas actuales buscan integrar estas capacidades comprobadas en las estructuras permanentes de la Fiscalía de la Nación. Esto garantizará que el conocimiento acumulado a lo largo de años de cooperación operativa se convierta en parte de la propia institución, en lugar de seguir dependiendo de la asistencia técnica externa o de la experiencia de personas específicas.\n\nPara los donantes y socios de desarrollo, esto es importante.\n\nEl valor de la asistencia técnica no puede medirse únicamente por los activos recuperados o las sesiones de capacitación impartidas. Su contribución más profunda radica en ayudar a las instituciones a desarrollar la confianza, las capacidades y las estructuras necesarias para desempeñar estas funciones de manera independiente y mejorarlas continuamente con el tiempo.\n\n## Por qué esto es importante más allá de Perú\n\nCada país debe desarrollar soluciones que se adapten a su propio sistema jurídico, sus instituciones y sus prioridades. Sin embargo, algunas lecciones son universalmente aplicables.\n\nUna de ellas es que la recuperación de activos funciona mejor cuando se integra en esfuerzos más amplios para combatir el crimen organizado, en lugar de tratarse como una actividad especializada que opera al margen de las investigaciones penales.\n\nOtra es que el progreso sostenible depende de las instituciones. Los casos van y vienen. El liderazgo cambia. Las redes criminales evolucionan. Las instituciones sólidas brindan continuidad.\n\nLas reformas del Perú no resolverán todos los desafíos que plantea el crimen organizado. Ninguna reforma por sí sola puede hacerlo. Pero representan un intento reflexivo y ambicioso de fortalecer la capacidad del Estado para comprender, investigar y desarticular los cimientos financieros de la actividad delictiva.\n\nPara nosotros, también representan algo más: la evidencia de que las alianzas a largo plazo pueden generar capacidades que perduran más allá de cualquier proyecto individual. Hay pocos resultados mejores para un programa de asistencia técnica que ver cómo las ideas, los métodos y la experiencia que ha apoyado se convierten en parte de las instituciones que se propuso fortalecer.",{"id":2563,"status":130,"user_created":2585,"date_created":2564,"user_updated":2585,"date_updated":2565,"title":2566,"type":2295,"body":2567,"image":2573,"date":2568,"topic":7,"slug":2569,"activity":7,"nid":7,"topics":2696,"activities":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":2697,"translation_of":7,"language":654,"countries":2698,"tags":2699,"authors":2700,"images":2701,"translations":2702,"content":2703,"translations_news":2704},[16],[371],[2583],[2590,2591,2592],[2594,2595],[55],[],[],[55],{"id":2706,"status":130,"date_created":2707,"date_updated":2708,"title":2709,"type":2295,"body":2710,"date":2711,"topic":7,"slug":2712,"activity":7,"nid":7,"topics":2713,"activities":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":2714,"language":654,"image":2715,"translation_of":7,"countries":2724,"tags":2725,"authors":2766,"images":2782,"translations":2783,"content":2784,"translations_news":2785},10643,"2026-07-14T15:13:14.000Z","2026-07-16T06:51:22.000Z","Is this a turning point for asset recovery success in Europe?","Those of us dedicated to fighting financial crime were excited to see the Council of Europe’s recent [adoption of an Additional Protocol](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coe.int\u002Fen\u002Fweb\u002Fportal\u002F-\u002Fnew-council-of-europe-treaty-to-strengthen-criminal-asset-recovery) to the Warsaw Convention, an international treaty on the prevention and control of money laundering and terrorist financing.\n\nThe Protocol, together with the Warsaw Convention, arguably represents one of the most advanced treaty frameworks on asset recovery. It elevates practices developed in more advanced jurisdictions into binding commitments and raises the baseline for all participating states.\n\nIt also requires states to rethink their approach to anti-money laundering and asset recovery in several important respects. Among others, it:\n\n-   places greater emphasis on financial investigations;\n-   strengthens the institutional architecture supporting asset recovery;\n-   obliges states to significantly improve their ability to cooperate in cross-border cases.\n\nTo achieve these objectives, it introduces a range of operational measures designed to facilitate the tracing, freezing, management and recovery of criminal assets. These include dedicated asset recovery bodies, centralised account registries and enhanced mechanisms for information sharing and international cooperation.\n\nThis short explainer highlights some of the points that we, at the Basel Institute, find most important and potentially impactful based on two decades of experience of our International Centre for Asset Recovery supporting jurisdictions around the world on anti-money laundering and asset recovery.\n\n## Why the new Protocol?\n\nThe 2005 Warsaw Convention – formally the Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure, and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism – establishes a comprehensive framework for anti-money laundering and asset recovery.\n\nIt requires its 39 States Parties to implement anti-money laundering measures, including customer due diligence, suspicious transaction reporting and Financial Intelligence Units. It also requires them to cooperate internationally to identify, trace, freeze, seize, confiscate and return criminal assets.\n\nThe need to modernise the Convention and respond to evolving forms of illicit finance, digital assets and the increasingly rapid movement of assets across borders drove the adoption of the new Protocol.\n\nThe Protocol seeks to ensure consistency with emerging international and regional standards, including the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations. It also seeks to make advanced asset recovery mechanisms developed within the European Union framework available across the wider Council of Europe space, which includes 46 European states.\n\n## Connecting financial intelligence with asset recovery and management\n\nThe Protocol's main innovation lies in the integration of **Financial Intelligence Units, Asset Recovery Offices and Asset Management Offices** into a coherent institutional architecture. The integration is designed to support rapid intervention, effective asset tracing and management, and cross-border cooperation.\n\nBy doing so, it strengthens the role of non-law enforcement actors in tracing, safeguarding and preserving the value of assets.\n\nFirst, under the Protocol, States Parties are required to establish **Asset Recovery Offices** with powers to trace assets, cooperate directly with foreign counterparts and take [immediate action](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002Fmod\u002Fpage\u002Fview.php?id=878) to preserve assets, including crypto, in cross-border cases.\n\nSecond, States Parties are also required to establish **Asset Management Offices** responsible for managing frozen and confiscated property and for cooperating with domestic and foreign authorities.\n\nThird, the Protocol also strengthens the [operational role of Financial Intelligence Units](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2019-12\u002F191023-quickguides_prod-11_g07.pdf) in asset recovery by requiring states to grant them powers to temporarily suspend transactions, accounts and business relationships. Many jurisdictions already permit the temporary suspension of suspicious transactions. However, FATF standards do not require Financial Intelligence Units to have such authority.\n\nIn practice, these reforms recognise that anti-money laundering and asset recovery are closely interconnected. Early intervention significantly increases the chances of successful asset recovery at both domestic and cross-border level.\n\nThey also emphasise that asset value must be preserved from freezing to disposal. Achieving this requires empowering specialised authorities responsible for financial intelligence, asset tracing and asset management.\n\n## Streamlining access to asset and ownership data\n\nThe Protocol requires the establishment of centralised account registries capable of identifying bank accounts, payment accounts, securities accounts, safe deposit boxes and crypto accounts, along with their beneficial owners and any persons authorised to act on behalf of account holders. Financial Intelligence Units, **Asset Recovery Offices** and other competent authorities are explicitly granted access to these mechanisms.\n\nThis creates a dedicated infrastructure for locating assets within a jurisdiction. It also allows the exchange of such information between authorities in cross-border cases.\n\nWhile centralised bank account registries already exist in many jurisdictions, they are far from universal. Moreover, where such systems do exist, they have traditionally focused on bank account information and often do not extend to other forms of financial holdings, such as securities accounts, safe-deposit boxes or crypto accounts.\n\nIn practice, this addresses a major operational bottleneck. Identifying accounts usually requires multiple requests to banks and other institutions, which increases the length of financial investigations. Centralised registries significantly improve operational efficiency by accelerating asset tracing and reducing the risk of asset dissipation before authorities can act – an approach now being extended to volatile asset classes such as cryptocurrencies.\n\n## Maximising the value of financial investigations\n\nThe Protocol establishes a comprehensive framework to prioritise and enhance asset tracing and financial investigations.\n\nThe Protocol requires competent authorities to be able to conduct financial investigations without delay, independently or alongside criminal investigations at all stages of proceedings. This includes after a confiscation order has been issued.\n\nSuch investigations are intended to be flexible in scope and may be used to identify the scale of criminal networks, trace and secure assets subject to confiscation, or gather evidence for criminal or asset recovery proceedings.\n\nThis emphasis on early and adaptable financial investigation underscores the Protocol’s objective of embedding asset tracing and recovery as a routine component of enforcement processes, while preserving discretion for competent authorities in how these tools are applied in practice.\n\n## Asset management gets the attention it deserves\n\nThe Protocol encourage states to shift away from perceptions that asset management is a secondary administrative task and instead view it as a necessary, value-preserving core function of asset recovery systems. It obligates States Parties to establish a detailed [asset management](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fqg41\u002F) framework, that includes:\n\n-   **the possibility of selling seized assets before confiscation** where property is perishable, rapidly depreciating or requires specialised management that is not readily available, thereby preserving value pending the outcome of proceedings; and\n-   **measures facilitating the reuse** of seized and confiscated assets.\n\nExperience shows that preserving the value of seized assets requires more than legal powers. It also depends on having clear procedures, dedicated resources and expertise. This is particularly true for complex or newer forms of assets, such as [cryptocurrencies](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fevents\u002Fcryptoasset-management-roundtable-side-event-to-the-10th-global-conference-2956).\n\nThe practical side of asset management is an especially important consideration for many of the Basel Institute’s partner jurisdictions, where asset management has often not been prioritised until now.\n\nLessons from the field show that strong asset management depends on the combination of legal frameworks and the capacity to putting them into practice, including specialized institutions for asset management.\n\n## Practical ways to enhance international cooperation\n\nThe Protocol introduces several measures designed to strengthen international cooperation between **Financial Intelligence Units, Asset Recovery Offices and Asset Management Offices**, as well as judicial authorities. On the latter, key measures we highlight as particularly valuable include:\n\nFirst, **mandatory standard forms** for the transmission and execution of freezing and confiscation requests.\n\nAlthough model templates already exist in a number of international and regional frameworks, their use is often optional. The Protocol seeks to promote greater consistency in requests, reduce delays caused by incomplete information and facilitate more efficient cooperation between authorities.\n\nSecond, **Joint Investigation Teams** established for the purpose of tracing and recovering assets liable to confiscation.\n\nJoint Investigation Teams provide a mechanism for authorities to work together in real time, exchanging intelligence and evidence directly without relying on formal mutual legal assistance. While they are already envisaged under instruments such as United Nations Convention Against Corruption, United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and EU law, these frameworks primarily focus on the investigation of criminal offences. By contrast, the Protocol innovatively provides for Joint Investigation Teams dedicated solely to asset recovery objectives.\n\nJoint Investigation Teams dedicated to financial investigations already operate [in practice](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eurojust.europa.eu\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002Fassets\u002Feurojust-report-money-laundering-2022.pdf), but the Protocol provides a clear legal basis and encourages more systematic reliance on them. The combination of proactive domestic investigations and cross-border teams can be a powerful tool bolster the identification and ultimate freezing of criminal assets on a broader scale.\n\n## A powerful Protocol that can inspire all States – and is hopefully not a paper tiger\n\nThe Additional Protocol marks a clear shift in asset recovery towards an intelligence-led and institutionally integrated model of enforcement that also seeks to maximise the value of criminal assets that are seized and recovered by the state.\n\nIts practical impact though, will depend less on legislative alignment than on whether states can build the specialised institutions, tools, expertise and cross-border cooperation needed to make early tracing, preservation and recovery operationally effective.\n\nDepending on existing capacity, this may require legal reform, technical assistance and targeted training. Without this, the Protocol’s significance risks remaining largely theoretical.\n\nIn any case, even beyond the Council of Europe space, the Protocol provides a clear blueprint for jurisdictions seeking to strengthen their asset recovery frameworks. Its approach is closely aligned with the principles that guide our work with partner jurisdictions outside Europe. The Protocol will provide an additional tool to support countries in designing reforms that are both ambitious and grounded in their specific legal, institutional and operational realities.\n\n[View key points (PDF).](https:\u002F\u002Fjam.baselgovernance.org\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F0a8ca73f-010d-4c2c-8c7c-53f344965cf4)","2026-07-14","new-asset-recovery-protocol",[16],[371],{"id":2716,"storage":133,"filename_disk":2717,"filename_download":2718,"title":2719,"type":185,"created_on":2720,"modified_on":2707,"charset":7,"filesize":2721,"width":1882,"height":2392,"duration":7,"embed":7,"description":2719,"location":7,"tags":7,"metadata":2722,"focal_point_x":7,"focal_point_y":7,"tus_id":7,"tus_data":7,"uploaded_on":2723},"c7ee2bf1-f085-496b-8088-3f14b58ce4e3","c7ee2bf1-f085-496b-8088-3f14b58ce4e3.jpg","Image_COE blog-web.jpg","The Council of Europe is putting the spotlight on investigating, managing and recovering criminal assets. 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