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| L - R: Mr Drammeh, Mr Jahateh and Mr Camara (Photo Credit: MSJoof/TNBES/Feb2014) |
The director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has
promise to work with the Network of Journalists against Money Laundering and
Terrorism Financing – The Gambia, a national chapter of the sub-regional
network.
Yahya Camara said his Unit is ready to work with the network
to see how best the right information on the scourges of the twin evils of
Money Laundering and Financing Terrorism (ML and FT) reach the masses.
The FIU is established by an Act of the parliament and is mandated to render services such combating ML and FT
in The Gambia.
Mr Camara was speaking to members of
the network during a courtesy call to his office, located within the Central
Bank of The Gambia in Banjul, on Wednesday.
Speaking earlier, Lamin Jahateh, coordinator of the network,
said the purpose of the visit is to formally introduce the network to the FIU,
and to discuss areas that the FIU can collaborate with the network, as part of
the network’s 2014 action plan.
The main objectives of the network include complementing the
efforts of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West
Africa (GIABA) in combating economic and financial crimes in the sub-region
with a view to protect the national economies and financial systems from
ML.
