Two senior legal representatives from Fiji are attending the British High Commission sponsored Anti-Corruption Initiative held in Papua New Guinea. This is in partnership with the PNG Government. The Fiji Participants are Supreena Naidu a legal Officer at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and Avaneesh Raman, Analysis and Dissemination Officer at the Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit. Both are seen here meeting PNG Prime Minister Peter O Neill. The programme which ended today is also being attended by participants from PNG, and the Solomon Islands. During the three day capacity building initiative, participants discussed best practice techniques for preventing, detecting and prosecuting a host of financial crimes including corruption and money laundering. The UK sponsorship of the project forms part of its continuing efforts to strengthen bilateral ties, increase foreign investment and bilateral trade in the region. British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, Jackie Barson says, “corruption and money laundering represent serious threats to financial systems and to the development of all countries in which they are prevalent. Barson said, “corruption and money laundering represent serious threats to financial systems and to the development of all countries in which they are prevalent. Through this programme, we aim to provide local authorities with the tools and skill sets they need to tackle such illicit practices in the most effective way possible.” To ensure the training is closely tailored to the needs of the various institutions, the international experts leading the training programme, The International Governance and risk Institute (GovRisk) are running two training streams. GovRisk Director Dominic Le Moignan sayd that this capacity building project will pave the way for participating countries to make further strides in anti-corruption efforts. “In doing so, it will serve to bolster confidence among international investors over the integrity of the country’s financial system and in turn encourage greater levels of external investment in the country,” he says. fijione.tv/fiji-legal-reps-attend-png-anti-corruption-seminar/
Posted on: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:21:36 +0000
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