[18/06/2025 07:06]

RABAT-SABA
The Republic of Yemen has participated in the regional workshop on tracing, seizing, and forfeiting criminal assets commenced here on Wednesday.

The event is jointly organized by the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Judge Ramzi al-Showafi, the head of the Money Laundering Unit at the Public Prosecution Office, presented a working paper on the role of the Yemeni Public Prosecution in seizing and forfeiting assets, highlighting the legal challenges in recovering laundered funds and international judicial cooperation mechanisms.

The workshop, which will last for three days, aims to enhance the capabilities of member states in combating financial crimes and developing asset recovery mechanisms in accordance with the standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

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