1. Experience in victim standing and assets recovery
UNCAC IRG, briefing for NGOs
Vienna, June 23, 2016
Marta RUDA
NGO “Anti-corruption Action Centre”
Ukraine

2. AntAC’s petition in Lazarenko case
the corrupted ex-official was accused of money- laundering of corrupted assets
petition was logged to repatriate 2,7 million USD from US, forfeited in criminal money-laundering case
AntAC’s standing is a representative of a victim, which is the country’s society
use the money for anti-corruption capacity-building (research and education centre on anti-corruption)

3. Assets recovery and management
many assets are seized and frozen in foreign countries
another reason why CSOs have to be granted a standing in those cases - because national corrupted prosecution bodies might not exercise their functions
high demand for their repatriation and effective further management, where CSOs are also helpful
positive experience exists Kazakhstan, lessons to learn

4. Essential requirements for the recovered funds
to be used appropriately
Money should be returned and kept on separate account/foundation/endowment
International unbiased control of disbursement and reporting mechanism should be put in place
The assignment of the funds should be strictly limited to compensation to victims, building anti-corruption capacity,  compensation for damages cased by failing the state because of corruption to provide basic social needs for the most vulnerable social groups