The Department of Money Laundering
Investigation (DMLI) and Metropolitan Police Crime Division Monday agreed for
mutual cooperation and coordination, and sharing necessary information to curb money
laundering and financial funding for terrorist activities.
They agreed to form a committee that
includes director general of DMLI, chief of Crime Division and nodal officers
from both the agencies. The secretariat of the committee will be established at
the DMLI office.
Both the government agencies signed a
Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) to jointly work to control money laundering
activities in the country.
"We signed the MoU to assist the
nation in achieving national target to root out money laundering and financing of
terrorism activities. It will help carry out an effective analysis and
investigation of money laundering and terror financing activities," read a
joint statement issued by DMLI director general Damodar Regmi and Crime
Division chief SSP Sarbendra Khanal.
The MoU was signed as per the five-year
strategy and action plan 2012-1017.
Both the agencies have agreed to find
out the risk areas for money laundering and terror financing activities, and
enhance the capacity of their human resource and mobilize them to prevent such
activities.
"Both
agencies will assist each other in in-depth investigation and analysis on their
respective work areas and will manage resources from national and international
sources and mobilize it in ending money laundering and terror financing
activities," read the MoU.
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