ARINSA NEWS
In memory of Aimé Rasoloharimanana, Director General of the Agency for the Recovery of Illicit Assets (ARAI), Madagascar
The asset recovery community is in mourning following the sudden passing of Aimé Rasoloharimanana, Director General of the Agency for the Recovery of Illicit Assets (ARAI), Madagascar. Aimé Rasoloharimanana passed away on the 14th May 2024 after being admitted to a hospital for surgery. Read More...___________________________________
Africa’s Fight against Illicit Financial Flows and renewed calls to Return Stolen Assets
By the Staff Writer | 15 May 2024 African UnionThe fight against corruption has contributed significantly to the on-going transformation of economies across the continent and reinforces the determination towards achieving inclusive and sustainable development as envisaged in Africa’s Agenda 2063.
These strides in the fight against corruption have been supported by legal and policy frameworks such as the African Union’s Convention on Preventing and Combatting Corruption (AUCPCC). Read More...___________________________________
SACCOs, MFIs put Uganda at risk by flouting anti-money laundering rules
By Reporter | 7 May 2024 The IndependentThe failure of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs) and Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to comply with Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) regulations poses a significant threat to Uganda’s financial integrity on the global stage. Read More...
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Nine sentenced to a cumulative 10 939 years
The sentencing of nine people for a cumulative of 10 939 years for committing various crimes including money laundering, fraud and forgery, has been welcomed by National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya. Read More...
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NPA RECOVERS ZMW 777,751,595.42 MILLION IN HIGH-PROFILE FORFITURE CASES
By Chali Mbewe-Hambayi | 16 April 2024 National Prosecution Authority of Zambia
In a strategic move towards combating financial crimes, the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has over the last one month successfully recovered US$30,902,855.00 (ZMW 777,751,595.42) in forfeitures from multiple high-profile cases. The unprecedented recoveries not only demonstrate the State’s dedication to justice, but also the importance of asset recovery as a potent alternative to the traditional criminal prosecution system. Read More...
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Court Rules in Favour of Director of Public Prosecutions in Forfeiture Case Involving Former First Lady’s Properties
By Vivian Sangwa | 12 April 2024 National Prosecution Authority of Zambia
In a notable legal development, a panel of three court of appeal judges comprising of the judge president and vice president have ruled in favour of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in a Non-Conviction Based Forfeiture case concerning properties linked to former First Lady Esther Nyawa Tembo Lungu. Read More...
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Criminal Justice Authorities Already Making Efforts to Prepare for the Next Round of Financial Action Task Force Mutual Evaluations
By UNODC GPML | 5 April
2024 UNODC ROSAF WebsiteGaborone, Botswana, 25 – 28 March 2024 - In response to the ongoing commitment to combat financial crime, governmental authorities embarked on a landmark initiative facilitated by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Regional Office for Southern Africa to fortify the existing Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework. This initiative was born out of Botswana's history of grappling with AML/CFT challenges, notably highlighted during its second Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluation conducted in 2017. Read More...
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Mozambique: Authorities seize huge haul of elephant tusks bound for Dubai
By Online Editor | 22 March 2024 Club of MozambiqueThe Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) and Mozambique Tax Authority (AT) yesterday intercepted a 20-foot container containing 651 pieces of elephant tusk ivory at the port of Maputo. The consignment was bound for Dubai. Read more...
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Money Laundering: Uganda struck off grey list after reforms
By URN | 26 February 2024 The ObserverUganda has been struck off the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a categorization that risked the Ugandan financial industry being blacklisted. Read more...
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Regional countries should cooperate to root out crime: PG Matanda-Moyo
By Online Reporter |
January 24, 2024 The Sunday MailREGIONAL countries that make up the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network for Southern Africa (ARINSA) should work together in the investigation, prosecution and forfeiture of assets related to crime and corruption, Prosecutor-General Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo has said.
She made the call at a time the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) is taking part in the Anti-Money Laundering Week in Cape Town, South Africa, which started on January 22 and is expected to end on Friday. Read more...
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DOUBLE BLOW FOR DRUG PEDDLER AS STATE ALLOWED TO SEIZE ASSETS
By Nancy Gitonga | December 7, 2023 People Daily, Kenya
A convicted drug trafficker suffered another blow yesterday after the Anti-Corruption High Court sanctioned the forfeiture of his two properties in Mirema Drive in Roysambu and Githunguri to the State. Read more...
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