On 5th April, HM Treasury notified that the 37 names approved for addition to the UN sanctions list on 30th March were officially now included on the UK lists and therefore liable to an asset freeze.
Day: April 5, 2018
HOME OFFICE CIRCULAR 015/2018: CRIMINAL FINANCES ACT 2017 – FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY
On 5th April the UK Home Office published a Circular which it said was issued to ensure consistency by law enforcement agencies in the operation of provisions relating to forfeiture of certain personal or moveable property.
Further information is available at –
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-finances-act-2017
EU ADDS KHATIBA IMAM AL-BUKHARI (KIB) TO ISIL/DA’ESH/AL-QAIDA SANCTIONS LISTS
On 5th April, EU Regulation 2018/537/EU added Khatiba Imam Al-Bukhari (KIB) to its sanctions lists following the listing of the entity by the UN.
EU TELLS MOLDOVA IT IS STILL CORRUPT
On 5th April, EU Observer reported that an EU report says that Moldova still has a long way to go to implement the reforms it promised as part of a free trade and political deal with the EU. Corruption still remains widespread, and independence of justice, law enforcement as well as national anti-corruption authorities need substantial improvement, the report says.
https://euobserver.com/enlargement/141521
The report is at –
https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/association_implementation_report_on_moldova.pdf
NEW AUSTRAC BOSS SHOCKED BY ‘DEPTH AND BREADTH’ OF MONEY LAUNDERING
Radio Australia on 5th April carried an article saying that Australia’s new financial intelligence czar, Nicole Rose, says she is shocked at the depth of money laundering in the economy and banking system involving organised crime, child exploitation and drug importation.
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