(1) The burden of proof for establishing—
(a) that an individual is a fugitive economic offender; or
(b) that a property is the proceeds of crime or any other property in which the individual alleged
to be a fugitive economic offender has an interest,
shall be on the Director or the person authorised by the Director to file the application under section 4.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, where any
person referred to in sub-section (2) of section 10 claims that any interest in any property was
acquired bona fide and without knowledge of the fact that, such property constitutes proceeds of
crime, the burden of proving such fact shall lie upon him.
(3) The standard of proof applicable to the determination of facts by the Special Court under this
Act shall be preponderance of probabilities.