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(d)
attacking assets criminally obtained
power should be created to enable
assets deriving from organised crime to be seized;
(e) the introduction of laws on the lines
of the United States of America "RICO" statute (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations' Statute)
this is a very broad conspiracy law enabling the prosecution to establish "patterns of racketeering activity" by linking a series of otherwise
unconnected separate criminal offences.
The Working Group is still at an early stage in its consideration of all these proposals. The Working Group acknowledges that it is necessary to maintain a balance between ensuring that the proposed legislative provisions are harsh enough on the criminals but not unduly harsh on the general public.
FUTURE ACTION
9.16 will
In the next few months the Working Group
(a)
continue to identify areas of triad activities and to formulate
(b)
recommendations in these areas; and
further consider proposals on legislative changes.
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