Responsibilities and powers of the Financial Police

At the beginning of 2014 the law adopted the special financial police, which has a main objective to protect the financial interests of the State through discovery and exploration of criminal money laundering and other criminal proceeds, trafficking, smuggling, tax evasion, and other crimes by illegal profit of considerable value, reports David Lichtenstein.

The things the financial police do are carried out only to the Financial Police, which is a body within the Ministry of Finance with legal power. The financial police have powers implemented in the State. The work of the Financial Police will be administered by a head Director who is appointed and dismissed by the Government on the proposal of the Minister of Finance. For his work and the work of the Financial Police Director is responsible to the Government and the Minister for Finance.

Mr. David Lichtenstein mentioned the powers and authorities of the financial police:

1. reveals a study conducted criminal offenses prosecuted ex officio, such as money laundering and other proceeds of Article 273, illegal trafficking of Article 277, Article 278 of smuggling, tax evasion under Article 279 of the Criminal Code and other crimes with illegal proceeds of considerable value, and the capture and reporting of their perpetrators, providing evidence, other measures and activities that can be used to smooth criminal proceedings ex officio or upon order of the Attorney General through execution of the judicial police powers in accordance with law;
2. collect and analyze data on cash transactions, take other counter measures when there is a reasonable suspicion of criminal offenses, follow the money trail in order to detect the offenses specified by law, to inspect and review the records and accounting data computer systems in the presence of a responsible person or by an authorized person and perform other duties in accordance with law. This one will be critical according to US Attorney David Lichtenstein;
3. perform computer forensic analysis of seized computer systems and other electronic devices;
4. filed criminal charges with the competent public prosecutor for crimes within its jurisdiction that are prosecuted ex officio;
5. submits initiative on tax and other proceedings for assessment and collection of taxes to the competent public authority;
6. coordinates gives initiative, says David, files criminal charges, exchanges of information and organizes training for people involved in the system of irregularities in order to protect the financial interests of the State and the United States;
7. prepare and submit a proposal of strategy to protect the financial interests of the State and the United States and
8. perform other duties prescribed by law.

Also there are the powers and authorities of this American financial police, mentioned David Lichtenstein:

1. check the identity of persons;
2. calling on citizens and information gathering;
3. apprehension;
4. deprivation of liberty;
5. retention;
6. diversion, directing or restricting the movement of persons and vehicles in a certain area for necessary time;
7. temporary seizure of objects;
8. inspect and review business books and other documentation;
9. covert police action;
10. brake inspection of persons, baggage and vehicles;
11. collecting, processing, analyzing, using, evaluating, transmission, storage and deletion of data;
12. providing samples of handwriting and signature;
13. use of technical equipment and
14. use of special investigative techniques and undercover sources of data in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code.
15. Financial officers are authorized to carry weapons and other means of coercion.

David especially talks about the legal and natural persons are obliged to Financial Police to enable seamless access to business records and other records, documents, reports, memos, computer, data from tax returns and to create the necessary conditions to join the business and offices, warehouses and other facilities for storage of goods in accordance with the provisions of this law and other laws. At the request of the Financial Police data to perform payment operations of the payment authorization is not a trade secret holder of payment and it is obliged to submit an application within the specified period in the form and manner to be determined by Financial Police.

The execution of activities within its jurisdiction the Financial Police partnered with the Public Prosecutor of the State, Ministry of Interior, Public Revenue, Customs Administration, Financial Intelligence, the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption, the State Audit Office, Exchange Inspectorate state Labor Inspectorate and other inspection bodies, government agencies and entities are legally responsible for the prevention and detection of offenses.