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On March 19, 2021, the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), adopted the resolution and recommendation on strengthening financial intelligence units to improve illegal asset confiscation. The debate as well as recommendation and resolution were based on the report prepared by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights.[1]
* Professor Plachta specializes in criminal law and international criminal law. He has authored numerous publications on a wide range of problems concerning law enforcement and international cooperation in criminal matters. He currently teaches criminal law and European criminal law at the University of Security in Poznan, Poland.
[1] Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Urgent need to strengthen financial intelligence units – Sharper tools needed to improve confiscation of illegal assets, Rapporteur Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, doc. 15192, Dec. 4, 2020.