Workshop on “Criminal and Financial Investigations of Corruption Crimes, Links to Money Laundering”

It is our pleasure to note that with the joint efforts of UNODC and Office of the Attorney General, Nepal the Workshop on “Criminal and Financial Investigation of Corruption Crimes, Links to Money Laundering”was successfully held from 22nd to 24th of October 2019 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The workshop was inaugurated in the presence of Honorable Attorney General of Nepal Mr. Agni Prasad Kharel, Mr. Pushkar Karki (Additional Inspector General of Police), Ms. Zorana Marcovic (UNODC Regional Anti-corruption Advisor), Ms. Miroslava Milenovic(Forensic Accountant) and Mr. Simon Goddard (Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Anti-bribery & Corruption Specialist; ISO 37001 Lead Auditor).

Honorable Attorney General of Nepal Mr. Agni Prasad Kharel in his welcome note expressed the need to control the crime of corruption and money laundering and also emphasized the necessity of specialization trainings to the investigators & prosecutors to combat the crime of corruption and money laundering. He also expressed his gratitude towards UNODC for offering such platform and gave his word to work for the prevention and control of the crime of corruption and money laundering. Ms. Zorana Markovic (UNODC Regional Anti-corruption Advisor) appreciated the commitment shown by the Attorney General for the collaboration between OAG and UNODC and stated this workshop as the result of the continuous coordination and collaboration between UNODC and OAG.

This workshop being Module I for the said topic had seven sessions and five group exercises in total. Sessions about the National legislations was taken by Mr. Padam Prasad Pandey (Deputy Attorney General, OAG) and Mr. Ramu Paudel (FIU, Nepal Ratra Bank) while rest of the sessions was taken by the experts from UNODC itself. Participants were divided into 5 groups and the group activities in the workshop were conducted accordingly. Participants were selected from the concerned agencies like Office of the Attorney General of Nepal, Nepal Police, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority, Department of Money Laundering, and Financial Information Unit (Nepal Rastra Bank) which made the workshop even more prolific as the voice of all the concerned agencies was heard.

The workshop imparted both theoretical and practical knowledge to the participants and enhanced their understanding regarding the Investigation and prosecution of corruption and other financial crimes. Ideas, suggestions and recommendations collected from this workshop would be the basis for the next workshop (Module II). The workshop was concluded with distribution of certificate of participation in the presence of Mr. Pitamber Adhikari (Deputy Inspector General of Police).

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