Naples - Fight against the Camorra: a memorandum has been signed between the Attorney General's Office and the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) for the confiscation of illicit assets. The agreement was signed by the Attorney General of the Court of Appeal, Aldo Policastro, and the Campania Regional Commander of the Guardia di Finanza, Major General Alessandro Barbera.
Yesterday, the Attorney General's Office at the Court of Appeal of Naples and the Campania Regional Command of the Guardia di Finanza signed an operational memorandum aimed at making the fight against financial and organized crime even more effective and systematic.
As a result of the memorandum, a technical committee has been established, involving the Attorney General, the Magistrates responsible for criminal enforcement at the Attorney General's Office, as well as the Commander and Officers of the Naples Economic and Financial Police Unit, to examine final judgments involving the execution of asset confiscation orders.
To this end, the Guardia di Finanza will conduct targeted in-depth investigations and analyses aimed at ascertaining the financial situation of convicted individuals, with specific reference to ownership and/or availability, in any capacity, including through third parties, of money, goods, or other assets of illicit origin or, where legally required, of a value disproportionate to the declared income or the economic activity carried out.
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In this way, even in the case in which actions have been carried out aimed at concealing or "shielding" illicitly accumulated assets, the assets available to the convicted person will be guaranteed to the Treasury.
"Fueled by the huge profits generated by organized crime, often laundered through a parallel financial system, the availability of illicit assets continues to pose a threat to the integrity of the economy and society, eroding the foundations of the rule of law," said Attorney General Aldo Policastro.
"The agreement signed aims to make the asset monitoring of convicted individuals more systematic, with the aim of ensuring that a final conviction for a crime that has generated financial gain is always followed by the confiscation of assets unjustly taken from the community."
"To this end," General Alessandro Barbera stated, "the Guardia di Finanza will develop targeted analysis efforts, leveraging its information assets in harmony with its exclusive function as economic and financial police, in order to safeguard economic and market freedoms for the protection of citizens and businesses."
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The agreement signed between the Prosecutor's Office and the Guardia di Finanza seems very important to fight crime. We hope that this memorandum brings concrete results and that illicit assets are confiscated effectively and quickly.