MLA request for restitution shall be received and executed by the prosecution office, in the territorial competence of which the object or asset can be found.
It is useful to know, that in prosecutorial practice, restitution is also applied to intangible assets, such as bank account money and crypto currencies. Restitution serves as a fast-track solution for transferring the proceeds of fraud back to victims located in other jurisdictions.
Seized objects / assets are released to the requesting judicial authority on the first place, or – with prior consent of the requesting authority – may be handed over directly to the victim of the crime.