Britain’s unexplained wealth orders give the state too much power

Authorities in Britain have begun trying out a new police power called unexplained wealth orders under a law that took effect last year. The first person named as a target of the law was Zamira Hajiyeva, whose story could make even an oligarch blush, assisted by a small fortune in purchases from Harrods cosmetics and perfume counters. Asset forfeiture laws, blessed by the Supreme Court, already let police seize your property on suspicion of involvement in a crime and make you go to court to get it back.

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