Kyrgyzstan to allow asset confiscation without court verdict under new strategy

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved the State Strategy for Countering the Financing of Criminal Activity and the Legalisation of Criminal Proceeds for 2026–2030, according to KTRK, citing Vesti.kg. The document was adopted by Resolution No. 653 of 29 September 2026. It provides for reforming the confiscation of property linked to crimes and mechanisms for returning assets from foreign jurisdictions.

One direction of the reform is the introduction of civil confiscation in cases where criminal prosecution cannot be completed. The strategy also provides for legal regulation of digital evidence and the seizure of cryptocurrency assets.

According to the strategy, civil confiscation would apply only in three circumstances: the death of the accused, the accused fleeing and being wanted, and the absence of an established owner of property linked to criminal activity. The strategy requires strict observance of constitutional property rights. Amendments to the Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Code of Offences are to be prepared by the fourth quarter of 2026.