SPECIALIZED STATE SUBJECTS OF PREVENTION OF LEGALIZATION OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIMINAL MEANS

Abstract

The article examines the system of specialized state entities for preventing the legalization of property obtained by criminal means (money laundering) operating in the Republic of Armenia (RA), their structure, functions and powers. No research on this topic has been published in our country before. We think that the specialized state entities that provide anti-money laundering in the RA are: the central bank, reporting entities, internal monitoring bodies, the RA interagency commission on the fight against money laundering, terrorism financing and financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the National Security Service, the police, Special Investigation Service, Anti-Corruption Commission, Investigative Committee, State Revenue Committee and RA prosecutor's office. From the point of view of compliance with international standards for combating the legalization of property obtained by criminal means and the legislation of the Republic of Armenia, the provisions of the charter of the financial intelligence unit-financial monitoring center of the central bank of the Republic of Armenia, related to the prohibition of interrogating its employees as a witness in criminal proceedings, are also considered.