Gutsan stated in Minsk that the seizure of corrupt assets from heirs is lawful

Gutsan said that prosecutors’ litigation work to convert corrupt assets into state revenue has been increasing for several years, although it does raise disputes about property inviolability, statutes of limitations, and other issues.

According to him, property rights do not apply to objects acquired through criminal means. As the prosecutor general emphasized, this applies to them regardless of the length of ownership or transfer to third parties.

Gutsan also stated that even after a corrupt official’s death, such assets are subject to seizure from heirs and transfer into state revenue. He added that the Prosecutor General’s Office regularly files such lawsuits, and the courts regularly uphold them.

Among the largest precedents of 2026, he named the seizure of assets from the owner of the agroholding Rusagro, Vadim Moshkovich. He was accused of illegally combining business with public service.

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