CIAA chief and APG representatives hold serious discussions on money laundering
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Kathmandu. Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Prem Kumar Rai and a delegation of the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) paid a courtesy call on the latter.
The meeting held at the commission’s office in Tangal was attended by David Shannon, chief of delegation from APG and Kia Sasli, coordinator of mutual evaluation.TAG_OPEN_div_22
During the discussions, the APG delegation chief Sanan talked about the steps that Nepal should take in the coming days to get out of the ‘grey list’ related to money laundering and stressed that the action plan revised by the ‘International Cooperation Review Group’ should be strictly followed, the national risk assessment should be completed at the earliest and the reforms should be focused on the areas that are more risky TAG_OPEN_div_20 ।
Issuing a press release TAG_OPEN_div_18 today, NHRC Spokesperson Suresh Neupane said that the Commission appreciated the work carried out by the Commission in the field of investigation of crimes related to money laundering and expressed commitment to provide necessary technical support to further strengthen the investigation capacity in the days ahead.
On the occasion, Chief Commissioner Rai thanked APG for its support in taking Nepal out of the grey list.TAG_OPEN_div_16 On the occasion, PM Oli shed light on the key reforms carried out by the PSC in investigation and prosecution of crimes related to money laundering, increasing the quantitative and qualitative of investigation and prosecution, capacity building of investigation capacity and inter-agency coordination.
During the discussions, Chief Commissioner Rai expressed the view that regulation, supervision and effective enforcement of law in the most vulnerable areas are the main issues that Nepal has to fulfill.TAG_OPEN_div_14
He also said that it was necessary to sign a mutual legal assistance agreement with the countries concerned to bring back the assets linked to corruption and other financial crimes and to collect facts and evidences useful for investigation.TAG_OPEN_div_12
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