- 16 - a. If there are sufficient indications for a suspicion that such currency or bearer negotiable instruments are proceeds of crime or funds or instrumentalities related, linked to or to be used for money laundering or terrorism financing . b. If there has been a lack of disclosure, or provision of information when requested, or false disclosure or information. The Minister of Finance shall issue an Executive Regulation on the rules and procedures related to the implementation of this Article. CHAPTER 3 – MISCELLANEOUS Article 21 The Public Prosecutor’s Office shall have exclusive authority to investigate, act upon and prosecute the offenses mentioned in this Law. The criminal court shall have jurisdiction to examine such offenses. Article 22 Without prejudice to the rights of third persons in good faith, the public prosecutor, or any public attorney whom he authorizes, may order the freezing or seizure of funds or instrumentalities mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 40 if there are reasonable grounds to believe they are related to a money laundering, terrorism financing or a predicate offense. The Public Prosecutor’s Office shall be responsible for the management and administration of such funds as it sees fit. Any concerned party may file an appeal to the competent court within one month from the date on which the order was issued. The court must decide on the appeal promptly, either by rejecting it or by canceling or amending the order and establishing the necessary guarantees if necessary. An appeal may not be made again until three months from the date of the decision on the first complaint. The public prosecutor, or any public attorney whom he authorizes, shall have the discretion to rescind or amend an order. Article 23 The Public Prosecution Office shall exchange international cooperation requests with competent foreign authorities in criminal matters related to money laundering , predicate, or terrorism financing offenses with respect to assistance, letters rogatory, extradition of suspects and convicted persons, and requests to identify, trace, freeze seize or confiscate funds, all in accordance with the rules established under bilateral or multilateral agreements ratified by the State of Kuwait or in accordance with the principle of reciprocity.

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