Morocco, the United States and the United Kingdom unite against money laundering

Senior money-laundering criminal and investigative officials from the United States, the United Kingdom and Morocco gathered in Marrakesh on Tuesday to share successful strategies in prosecuting money laundering crimes.

The United States Consul General in Casablanca, Lawrence, said: “The group gathered here today includes some of the most skilled prosecutors and investigators from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Morocco, all working together to improve the effectiveness of Moroccan lawsuits.” working.” Randolph, at the opening of this workshop, released on Wednesday.

Participants will examine available Moroccan legal tools to link money laundering charges to actual criminal charges and specific techniques to develop a more thorough financial investigation. It has also been discovered that prosecutors in each country, along with law enforcement partners, may be employed in money laundering investigations.

For his part, the Secretary General of the National Financial Intelligence Authority linked to the head of government, Hassan Ennasser, stressed that Morocco attaches paramount importance to the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, indicating that the Kingdom expressed a high Has-level political commitment to implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan.

Abderrahman El Lamtouni, Head of the Special Affairs Monitoring Department in the Presidency of the Ministry of Public Affairs, said that the workshop is part of Morocco’s efforts to strengthen the national framework for the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, recalling that the public The Ministry has conducted several training sessions to strengthen the capabilities of its officers.

“This meeting allows us to benefit from the expertise of US and British officials in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism to better strengthen the integrity of the state’s financial system”, he said. ,

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