Inter-Institutional Cooperation in the Process of Investigating Economic-Financial Crime in the Republic of Macedonia

Abstract

The investigation of the economic-financial crime is a complex problem because of the involvement of more state institutions with police authorisations and it contributes for financial intelligence and tracing of the illicit proceeds gained by the perpetrators. Cooperation, coordination and exchange of information are preconditions for full investigation and collection of the evidences for the crime committed, the organisation of the criminal activity, the perpetrators and the amount of the illicit proceeds. According to the amendments of the Criminal Procedure Law from 2010 (Zakon za krivicnata postapka, 2010), in the Republic of Macedonia the Public Prosecutor has the central role in planning, organisation and coordination of all the activities and measures undertaken in the pre-investigation proceedings and during the criminal proceedings. The purpose is collection of substantial evidences, for successful running of the future procedure. Respect of the legal competences in the area of cooperation, planning and coordination in undertaking concrete measures and actions is in line of full resolution and providing of evidences in the process of criminalistic and financial investigation of the economic-financial criminal activities.

The Public Prosecutor has the main role in managing of every individual case in cooperation with the judicial police (police, financial police and customs), Directorate for financial intelligence and Inspectorates, for full detection, resolution and providing evidences for the perpetrators as well as for the crimes committed. This is precondition for further criminal proceedings with a good quality and future court verdict that along with the penalty for the perpetrator will be accompanied by a measure for confiscation of the proceeds and property gained in a criminal way.