Regional Seminar on Fighting against Money Laundering
Under the auspicious of the SECI Center and with the support of the Government of the USA, the first Regional Seminar on Fighting against Money Laundering was organized in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova on 25-26 September 2006.
National officials, representatives of Financial Investigation Unit (FIU), Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Office of the Prosecutor (OP) from SECI States as well as the representatives from the Observer Countries, EUROPOL, INTERPOL, and SECI Center experts attended the event.
During two days of exchanging information and debates, there have been identified and proposed for further implementation several forms of cooperation between the SECI States and make possible more efficient the fight against money laundering crimes in the region. The participants agreed that the money laundering crimes became more diversified and complex in the last decade throughout the region. The representatives of the national authorities in charge with money laundering issues stressed for a more active and efficient cooperation among the SECI states by using operative channels established at the SECI Center and with assistance from the observer countries. There have been proposed to establish a special data base on money laundering issues, to identify and use the best practice in this area and make an expertise on related legislation.
The participants stressed for further organizing of such regional events in order to identify the new and efficient ways of cooperation and prevent and combat operatively the money laundering crimes.
According to the SECI Agreement of 2000, the Center has established the Task Force (TF) on Financial and Computer Crimes with the subgroup TF on Fighting against Money Laundering. Focal point for this TF is Republic of Moldova.
National officials, representatives of Financial Investigation Unit (FIU), Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Office of the Prosecutor (OP) from SECI States as well as the representatives from the Observer Countries, EUROPOL, INTERPOL, and SECI Center experts attended the event.
During two days of exchanging information and debates, there have been identified and proposed for further implementation several forms of cooperation between the SECI States and make possible more efficient the fight against money laundering crimes in the region. The participants agreed that the money laundering crimes became more diversified and complex in the last decade throughout the region. The representatives of the national authorities in charge with money laundering issues stressed for a more active and efficient cooperation among the SECI states by using operative channels established at the SECI Center and with assistance from the observer countries. There have been proposed to establish a special data base on money laundering issues, to identify and use the best practice in this area and make an expertise on related legislation.
The participants stressed for further organizing of such regional events in order to identify the new and efficient ways of cooperation and prevent and combat operatively the money laundering crimes.
According to the SECI Agreement of 2000, the Center has established the Task Force (TF) on Financial and Computer Crimes with the subgroup TF on Fighting against Money Laundering. Focal point for this TF is Republic of Moldova.
