Civil Society on Returning Stolen Assets to Highly Corrupt Governments

The return of the proceeds of corruption to the victim country is a “fundamental principle” of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.  How that return is to be realized, however, remains subject to dispute, particularly when the victim country’s government is highly corrupt.  Should governments where the stolen assets are discovered send them back no matter how corrupt the victim country’s government is?  Wouldn’t the return to a highly corrupt government frustrate the Convention’s most basic purpose — the prevention of corruption.

Read the commentary by Rick Messick in the Global Anticorruption Blog: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2017/02/15/to-experts-attending-february-14-16-meeting-on-managing-disposing-of-stolen-assets/