Property law

Police fire tear gas at grave robber trapped 'in search of gold teeth'

Turkish police fired tear gas at a teenaged grave robber who became trapped "in search of gold teeth," daily Hürriyet has reported. 

According to reports, a 16-year-old Syrian youth dug a tunnel inside the Central Cemetery in Istanbul's Ba?c?lar district on Nov. 13, allegedly in order to enter a grave and steal gold teeth. 

Montenegro Tightens Law on Seizing Criminals' Assets

Montenegrin Justice Minister Zoran Pazin on Thursday said the government had adopted a bill on forfeiture of criminal assets, which aims to tackle the economic power of those behind corruption and crime.

The asset forfeiture law allows the government to seize and keep cash, cars, real estate, and any other property through the so-called freezing procedure.

Switzerland may tighten anti-money laundering rules

Switzerland may tighten its anti-money laundering laws after a report by a government-appointed group found the country was still subject to financial crime. 

A report from Switzerland's interdepartmental group on combating money laundering and terrorism financing (CGMT) comes amid a corruption scandal surrounding Zurich-based FIFA, world soccer's governing body. 

Hospital doctors, manager to face graft charges

Six doctors at the general hospital on Samos, and a former top manager of the institution, are to face charges of graft, embezzlement of state funds and tax evasion after an investigation by the Financial Police indicated a discrepancy of 2.7 million euros between the collective income they declared to the authorities in the period 2005 to 2011 and the total level of deposits in their bank acco

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