Morocco participates in this three-day conference with a delegation including executives and officials from the Ministry of the Interior, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), the Royal Gendarmerie and the National Intelligence Authority.
The conference, held in partnership with the Egyptian Unit for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing with the support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, will see the participation of more than 70 representatives from law enforcement agencies, financial intelligence units, the public prosecution, the judiciary, and financial institutions from Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Morocco, in addition to experts and speakers from various specialized regional and international organizations.
The regional conference falls under the framework of the project funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, “Strengthening the capabilities of members of financial intelligence units, law enforcement agencies and the Public Prosecution Office in the field of financial analysis and investigation of cases of migrant smuggling and human trafficking, and combating money laundering resulting from these crimes.”
The conference sessions will discuss the importance of financial investigations as an important part of investigating human trafficking and migrant smuggling cases, the value of the joint efforts made by various parties in the financial investigation, and a look at the movement of funds and new technologies related to money transfer.
These discussions will culminate in a set of recommendations that support the actions that the participating countries will take in the future.
Christina Albertin, Regional Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for the Middle East and North Africa, said “the crimes of human trafficking and smuggling of migrants are among the crimes that generate billions of illegal profits annually.”
“Therefore, the main purpose of this regional conference is to mobilize specialists from different Areas, including financial intelligence units, the judiciary, the public prosecution, relevant law enforcement agencies and national committees, as well as banks and financial institutions, to enhance cooperation and information exchange – to effectively address such crimes.”
