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- 23 July 2015, 14:53
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
Today, July 23, 2015, as part of the Programme of Cooperation between the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation and the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme Court of the Hellenic Republic for 2015-2016, a round table was held at the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation on The Experience of Prosecution Offices of Russia and Greece in Preventing and Combating the Laundering of Money Obtained by Criminal Means and the Financing of Terrorism.
The meeting was chaired by Vladimir Malinovsky, the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation. The Greek delegation was headed by Efterpi Koutzamani, the Prosecutor General of the Supreme Court of the Hellenic Republic. The event was also attended by representatives of a number of structural subdivisions of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation and the Deputy Prosecutor Generals of the Supreme Court of the Hellenic Republic, Nikolaos Pantelis and Dimitris Tasoulas.
In opening the round table, Vladimir Malinovsky, the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, noted the importance of not only discussing issues related to combating money laundering, but also identifying joint ways and means of effectively addressing problems in this area.
Both sides demonstrated an interest in issues of prosecutorial supervision over the implementation of legislation on combating money laundering outside of the criminal law field and combating the financing of terrorism and extremist activity through using the telecommunication resources of the Internet.
In this regard, the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation highlighted the importance of continuing work to establish international cooperation between law enforcement authorities, focusing in particular on constantly exchanging information on instances of criminal activity, adopting coordinated measures to identify and intercept cash flows obtained by criminal means, and conducting working meetings between relevant experts to further develop methods of cooperation.
Mr Malinovsky expressed confidence that practically implementing the proposals discussed during the course of today’s meeting will give additional impetus to further refine and develop interdepartmental cooperation under the joint strategy to combat all forms of organized crime, which will enable both sides to adopt a unified stance on other international platforms.
According to the Programme, the next meeting between representatives of the prosecution offices of both countries is planned to be held in Athens. During the meeting, the parties will discuss issues of the relation between immigration law and extradition law in Russia and Greece, and also the recognition and enforcement of resolutions of third states on granting an individual refugee status, asylum, and citizenship.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
23 July 2015, 14:53
Russia-Greece round table held at the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation
Today, July 23, 2015, as part of the Programme of Cooperation between the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation and the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme Court of the Hellenic Republic for 2015-2016, a round table was held at the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation on The Experience of Prosecution Offices of Russia and Greece in Preventing and Combating the Laundering of Money Obtained by Criminal Means and the Financing of Terrorism.
The meeting was chaired by Vladimir Malinovsky, the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation. The Greek delegation was headed by Efterpi Koutzamani, the Prosecutor General of the Supreme Court of the Hellenic Republic. The event was also attended by representatives of a number of structural subdivisions of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation and the Deputy Prosecutor Generals of the Supreme Court of the Hellenic Republic, Nikolaos Pantelis and Dimitris Tasoulas.
In opening the round table, Vladimir Malinovsky, the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, noted the importance of not only discussing issues related to combating money laundering, but also identifying joint ways and means of effectively addressing problems in this area.
Both sides demonstrated an interest in issues of prosecutorial supervision over the implementation of legislation on combating money laundering outside of the criminal law field and combating the financing of terrorism and extremist activity through using the telecommunication resources of the Internet.
In this regard, the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation highlighted the importance of continuing work to establish international cooperation between law enforcement authorities, focusing in particular on constantly exchanging information on instances of criminal activity, adopting coordinated measures to identify and intercept cash flows obtained by criminal means, and conducting working meetings between relevant experts to further develop methods of cooperation.
Mr Malinovsky expressed confidence that practically implementing the proposals discussed during the course of today’s meeting will give additional impetus to further refine and develop interdepartmental cooperation under the joint strategy to combat all forms of organized crime, which will enable both sides to adopt a unified stance on other international platforms.
According to the Programme, the next meeting between representatives of the prosecution offices of both countries is planned to be held in Athens. During the meeting, the parties will discuss issues of the relation between immigration law and extradition law in Russia and Greece, and also the recognition and enforcement of resolutions of third states on granting an individual refugee status, asylum, and citizenship.
