From the 14-16 November 2018, the 9th Meeting of the Law Enforcement Network (LEN) of the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) took place in Prague, Czech Republic. 

The meeting was conducted back-to-back with the International Bar Association (IBA) Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia Anti-Corruption Enforcement and Compliance Conference. The meeting provided a forum to share experiences and discuss practical tools for detecting, investigating and prosecuting corruption crimes, and focused on the following topics:

• modern methods for detecting domestic and foreign bribery;
• importance and challenges of access to financial data, assets and beneficial ownership disclosure;
• challenges and solutions for ensuring independence of prosecutors;
• effective international cooperation in corruption cases; and
• good practices for IT investigations and the role of cryptocurrencies. 

The meeting convened national authorities in charge of investigating and prosecuting corruption-related crimes that involve confiscation and asset recovery in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, including specialized anti-corruption prosecutors and investigators, along with other relevant authorities.

MEETING DOCUMENTS 

Agenda ENG l RUS

CONTACT

For further information, please contact the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia:

Tamara SHCHELKUNOVA, OECD
Tel. +33 1 45 24 91 05 | Tamara.Shchelkunova@oecd.org

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

ACN Law Enforcement Network

The OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia 

The OECD Working Group on Bribery