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Context
Approval of the promulgation of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance (FEOO), 2018 by the Union Cabinet
Who is a fugitive under the FEOO?
A fugitive is defined as someone who has left India to avoid criminal prosecution or who is already overseas and refuses to return to face the law
The need for such legislation
There have been instances of offenders fleeing the country to escape its justice system, and this legislation is an attempt to have a law to confiscate the assets of such persons till they return to face the law
