Report of the Commonwealth Working Group on Asset Repatriation, 2005

In pursuance of the mandate in the Aso Rock Declaration the Commonwealth Secretary-General constituted a Working Group on the recovery and repatriation of assets of illicit origin focusing on maximising co-operation and assistance between governments. The Working Group, comprised of experts from eleven Commonwealth governments as well as other independent experts and observers, met on four occasions.

The Commonwealth Working Group on Asset Repatriation issued this report on Asset Repatriation in August 2005.

The report covers

• Misappropriation of assets;
• Preventing the movement of funds;
• Serving heads of state;
• Mechanisms for asset confiscation;
• Tracking and tracing of assets;
• Mutual Legal Assistance;
• Mutual assistance for freezing, restraint and confiscation of assets;
• Restraint of assets;
• Effective repatriation of assets;
• Recommendations for implementation.