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https://doi.org/10.22364/juzk.82.19 | 168-174 | PDF

Zaudējuma atlīdzināšana par nepamatotu mantas arestu

Compensation for Unjustified Property Seizure

Vadims Reinfelds, Mg. iur.
Latvijas Universitātes Juridiskās fakultātes doktorants

Summary
Approximately half of the asset forfeiture procedures initiated on the grounds of alleged criminal activity, involving seizing of private property for on average of three years, end up being terminated. This paper raises some aspects regarding the rights to seek compensation for unjustified or illegal seizures of property in a special administrative procedure. Some of the conclusions are related to the grounds and amounts of compensation: (a) lifting of asset seizure as a proof of unjustified restriction constituting sufficient grounds for compensation; and (b) distinction of illegal seizures as affecting only the limitations to the amount of compensation and officials’ liability vis-a-vis state; and (c) default application of consumer price index to calculation of damages.

Atslēgvārdi: process par mantas atzīšanu par noziedzīgi iegūtu, prettiesisks/nepama­tots mantas arests, kaitējuma atlīdzināšana

Keywords: asset forfeiture, unjustified or illegal seizures of property, damages

Likumdošana un tās rezultāts Latvijā: pagātnes mācības, mūsdienu tendences, problēmas un risinājumi. Latvijas Universitātes 82. starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences tiesību zinātnes rakstu krājums = Legislation and Its Outcome in Latvia: Lessons from the Past, Current Trends, Problems and Solutions. Legal Science Proceedings of the 82^nd International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2024. 396 lpp.