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"Urges Member States, consistent with chapter V of the Convention, to ensure that they have adequate laws and mechanisms in place to prosecute those involved in acts of corruption, to detect the illegal acquisition and transfer of assets derived from corruption and to ensure that there are suitable mechanisms in place - conviction- and, where appropriate, non-conviction-based - to recover through confiscation the identified proceeds of corruption, and that such laws and mechanisms are vigorously enforced."

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UN (CAC/COSP): Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Conference of the State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, at its fifth session, p. 7, para. 2

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Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Conference of the State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, at its fifth session

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Electoral legislation should include procedures and a range of penalties aimed at preventing corruption in various sectors.
States should establish effective laws and mechanisms to facilitate the recovery of illicitly acquired assets and the proceeds of corruption.