April 25, Nay Pyi Taw
The opening ceremony of the workshop on Prosecuting Financial Crimes and Money Laundering under the Transnational Crime Program in cooperation with the Union Attorney General’s Office and Department of Justice of the United States of America by supporting the Embassy of the United States in Myanmar was held at the Hilton Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw at 9:00 a.m. this morning. Present at the workshop were Attorney General of the Union H.E. U Tun Tun Oo, Ambassador of the United States of America to Myanmar , responsible persons from Department of Justice of the United States of America , Director Generals, Deputy Director Generals, and Directors of the Union Attorney General’s Office, responsible persons from the Transnational Crime Department, the Drug Enforcement Division, the Anti Trafficking in Persons Division, the Ant i-Financial Crime Division, the Criminal Division and the Bureau of Special Investigation of the Myanmar Police force and 24 law officers to be discussed in the seminar.
H.E. U Tun Tun Oo, the Attorney General of the Union and H.E Mr. Scot Marciel , Ambassador of the United States of America to Myanmar delivered opening addresses.
At the workshop , experts from the Department of Justice of the United States of America, the Union Attorney General ‘s Office, the Myanmar Police Force , the Anti -Financial Crime Division lectured matters related to the financial investigation and prosecution in combating the financial crimes and money laundering, submitting the financial records and evidence to the court, taking the evidence from other countries, and cooperation among prosecution bodies in order to enhance the capacity of officials from the cooperating countries in combating the transnational crimes. The said workshop was held on 25 and 26 April.
(UAGONews)