Ensuring the effectiveness and accessibility of justice in criminal cases on the return of illegally acquired assets: prospects for the use of artificial intelligence tools

Background: The study analyzes the mechanisms for protecting public law interests in criminal cases involving the return of property assets, as a factor in ensuring the accessibility and effectiveness of justice, through traditional methods and tactics of financial investigations, as well as using the capabilities of artificial intelligence technology. The authors rely on the provisions of the criminal procedure legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which reflect the types and features of financial investigations, with an emphasis on the impact on the effectiveness and accessibility of justice. By identifying the mandatory features and elements of a financial investigation under the legislation of Kazakhstan, parallels are drawn with other types of financial investigations provided for in developed Western countries. The directions of using artificial intelligence tools in financial investigation are proposed.