19 February 2010, 13:32
The Bill (Reg. No. 5290) enhances effective legislation as to the definition of such crimes as legalization (laundering) of illegally obtained income, violation of legislation on prevention of legalization (laundering) of illegally obtained income, establishment of criminal responsibility for reckless legalization of illegally obtained income, and terrorism funding.
The Bill eliminates discrepancies that influence criminalization of illegally obtained income legalization and quolification of corresponding crimes.
The Bill also supplements the Criminal Code with a new Clause 209-2 that establishes criminal responsibility for reckless legalization (laundering) of illegally obtained income, and with Clause 258-5 that establishes criminal responsibility for terrorism funding.
The Bill offers new versions of the dispositions of Clauses 209 and 209-1, - V. Pysarenko, author of the Bill, emphasized.
The Bill extends the sanctions for the crime commitment, envisaged by Clauses 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (act of terrorism), in particular deprivation of the right to occupy certain offices or conduct certain types of activities for the period of three years with the property confiscation.
The Bill also amends the Law "On Fighting Terrorism" that suggests including a specially authorized executive authority body in charge of financial monitoring to the list of subjects participating in prevention, detection and cessation of terrorist acts.