Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing National Committee holds third meeting

The National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing held its third meeting in the Public Prosecution buildings yesterday evening.

The meeting held in the context of the preparations for the mutual evaluation process in the field of combating money laundering and terrorism financing, and in the presence of Attorney General Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa, the head and members of the committee and a number of the heads of specialized prosecutions.

The meeting discussed the requirements of the readiness of the Public Prosecution’s for the mutual evaluation process, where the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice in charge, head of the National Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Committee, Maulana Howeida Ali Awad Al-Karim, indicated the necessity of early preparation for all the required statistics that reflect the effectiveness of the Public Prosecution.

The Attorney General on his part has asserted the completion of all the requirements requested by the mutual evaluation experts, giving directives to the Attorney General to expedite the development of a plan with clear objectives.