• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    What have you been smoking? This is completely normal practice everywhere AFAIK, if your wealth and assets were involved in a crime, or were gained from crime, they are 100% confiscated when judged guilty. If they aren’t seized ASAP, there’s a chance criminals can move it out of reach of authorities.
    Regarding his possible innocence, I don’t think you have actually read about the case. The raid on his properties was because the police got notice about an American woman who managed to get a message out about being kidnapped. This woman was found on the premises, and the prosecutor has no less than 7 victims to testify!
    If he is not guilty, which is doubtful, he will get everything back.

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      they are 100% confiscated when judged guilty

      Yeah, and that’s fine. But he hasn’t had his trial yet so hasn’t been found guilty, was my concern.

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        Again: If they aren’t seized ASAP, there’s a chance criminals can move it out of reach of authorities.

        If he is not guilty, which is doubtful, he will get everything back.
        And remember it’s ONLY things that relate to the case that are temporarily seized, while the trial is running.

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        That is his own fault.

        If he didn’t flee to Romania, he would have had his trail already in the UK.