71. Is it specified that a particular institution(s) is responsible for investigating money laundering that relates to political parties, candidates and elected officials?

Section 18. Suspicious Transaction Report. "(1) Should the obliged entity detect in relation with its business activity a suspicious transaction, such detection shall be reported to the Financial Analytical Office (hereinafter „Office“) without undue delay, no later than 5 calendar days from the day of such suspicious transaction detection. In certain circumstances, especially in danger of delay, the obliged entity shall report the suspicious transaction immediately after its detection."

Section 4. Other definitions. "(5) For the purpose of this Act, a politically exposed person shall mean:

a) a natural person, who is or was in a prominent public function with nation-wide or regional responsibilities, such as a head of State, head of government, minister and deputy or assistant minister, member of parliament, member of governing bodies of political parties, leading representative of local government, member of the Supreme Court, Constitutional Court and other high-level judicial body, decisions of which are not subject to further appeal, except in exceptional circumstances, member of central bank board, high-ranking military officer, member or representative of member which is a legal person of statutory body of a stateowned business corporation controlled by the State, ambassador or chargé d’affaires, and/or natural person, who is or was in a similar function in another state or in a European Union body and/or in an international organisation,

b) a natural person, who is: 1) a person known to be a close associate to a person under letter a), 2) a business partner or beneficial owner of the same legal person, trust or other legal arrangement without legal personality as a person under letter a) or is known to the obliged entity as a person in a close business relationship with the person under letter a), or 3)a beneficial owner of a legal person, trust or other legal arrangement without legal personality known to the obliged entity to be created in favour of a person under letter a)."

Source: Sections 18 (1) and 4 (5), Act No. 253/2008 on Selected Measures against Legitimisation of Proceeds of Crime and Financing of Terrorism, 2008