Efficiency Improvement of Legal Proceedings Under Anti-Money Laundering Laws by Employing Digital Forensic Evidence

Abstract

This research aims tostudy obstacles, problems,and approaches to increase the efficiency of proceedings by usingdigital evidence according to the Anti-money Laundering Law.It uses qualitative measure. Key informants in theresearch consist of (1) specialist of Civil Servant Group, Anti-Money Laundering Office (Computer Academician),(2) specialist of Civil Servant Group, Anti-Money Laundering Office (Litigation Division Officers), and (3)prosecutor officers of the Attorney General. And this research uses snowball sampling to collect data via semistructuredInterviews; data are analyzed by content analysis method. The research indicated that the problemsof property legal proceedings under anti-money laundering laws using digital forensic evidence consist of anoperation, and an expansion of the investigation of property proceedings under anti-money laundering laws.There were suggestions as follows: The Anti-Money Laundering Office should formulate policies, strategies, andoperational plans to support the proceedings. And it should establish standards for digital evidence accreditationin line with central standards in order to incorporate digital evidence into the case files, thus significantly increasingthe efficiency of litigation.