DETERMINING ASSETS OF ILLIGAL ORIGIN AS A PART OF THE INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF ECONOMIC CRIME

Življenje ljudi v varnem okolju je neprecenljiva družbena vrednota in temeljna človekova pravica. Vse države sveta se srečujejo s kriminaliteto, kjer si kriminalne združbe ustvarjajo velik zaslužek, pridobljen na nelegalen način, kar pa lahko delno onemogočimo predvsem tako, da se jim odvzame protipravna premoženjska korist, ki je pridobljena s kaznivimi dejanji. Pri odkrivanju in preiskovanju kriminalitete je pomembno sodelovanje med državnimi organi in institucijami, predvsem takrat, ko gre za kompleksnejša in zahtevnejša preiskovalna področja, kot so terorizem, organizirani kriminal, gospodarski kriminal, korupcija in pranje denarja. Sodelovanje mora temeljiti na pravočasnem obveščanju in neposredni izmenjavi podatkov. Slovenska zakonodaja določa, da ne sme nihče obdržati koristi, ki jo je pridobil protipravno, to je takrat, ko je storilec kaznivega dejanja sebi ali nekomu drugemu pridobil premoženjsko korist. Tako se premoženje, pridobljeno s kaznivim dejanjem ali zaradi njega, v kazenskem postopku odvzame. Policija tako daje velik poudarek izvajanju finančnih preiskav, katerih namen je iskanje, sledenje, identifikacija in zavarovanje ter cilj odvzema premoženjske koristi, pridobljene s kaznivimi dejanji ali zaradi njega.Living in a safe environment is an invaluable social value and a fundamental human right. All countries in the world are faced with crime, where organized criminal groups generate huge profits obtained illegally, which may be partially prevented by confiscating unlawful proceeds from crime. Cooperation between public authorities and institutions is very important in the crime detection and investigation, especially in more complex and demanding areas of investigation, such as terrorism, organized crime, economic crime, corruption and money laundering. The cooperation should be based on timely provision and direct exchange of information. Slovenian legislation stipulates that no one may retain proceeds that are gained illegally, i.e. when the offender has gained proceeds for himself or someone else. Thus, property acquired by criminal offense is seized in criminal proceedings. The police thus places great emphasis on the implementation of financial investigations aimed at searching, tracking, identification and security as well as the objective of confiscation of proceeds acquired from criminal activities