35 trained to fight money laundering

KIGALI - 35 people selected from national security organs and private financial institutions, including BNR, Friday, completed a three-day training in investigating money laundering and other related cases. The training was organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), geared at building the capacity of participants to detect and prevent money laundering crimes. “As bankers, we are now capable of tracking illegal financial transactions to prevent the negative implications to the economy,” Bank Populaire employee, Beata Habyarimana, said after the training. The organizers revealed that if a draft bill currently in parliament gets approved and published in the official gazette, the country would join the Financial Intelligence Unit. The unit will, among other duties, intercept money got through illegal actions like drug dealing or human trafficking before it comes into the country. In his closing remarks, Commissioner of Police, Cyprian Gatete, expressed a need for all concerned institutions to work together. The training which is part of the global programme against money laundering was conducted by experts from Vienna, Austria. Ends