Armenia Reaches Dramatic Progress In Combating Human Trafficking, Drug Dealing And Money Laundering
08.09.2011,
03:16
Armenia has reached dramatic progress in combating human trafficking, drug dealing and money laundering, Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan said Wednesday before signing an agreement with the U.S. government.
YEREVAN, September 7. /ARKA/. Armenia has reached dramatic progress in combating human trafficking, drug dealing and money laundering, Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan said Wednesday before signing an agreement with the U.S. government on cooperation in judicial area.
“Armenia’s law enforcement system has accomplished a great deal in its struggle against human trafficking,” he said. “The United States gave the necessary mark to this work by removing Armenia from the zone subject to monitoring. Armenia is considered now as a country that has launched an effective crackdown on this evil.”
The prosecutor general said that the number of cleared-up crimes connected with drug trafficking grew several times thanks to this crackdown.
“Some 45 crimes were cleared up in 2003, while in 2010 their number reached 676,” Hovsepyan said. “We’ll combat this evil consistently, especially taking into account that in Armenia synthetic drugs are ousting those made of plants.”
The prosecutor said that Armenia also received a high mark from the United States’ financial intelligence for struggling against money laundering.
The U.S. government pledged extra $2.3 million to Armenia for implementation of programs in judicial system.
In particular, this money will be targeted for victims of trafficking, development of forensic science, for intensification of the struggle the central bank’s financial monitoring center is running against money laundering, for presence of a permanent consultant of the U.S. embassy’s justice section and programs and for programs of Association of American Lawyers and P-H International nongovernmental organization.
The United States has provided $16 million to Armenia for the past decade for improvement of the country’s justice system.--0--
“Armenia’s law enforcement system has accomplished a great deal in its struggle against human trafficking,” he said. “The United States gave the necessary mark to this work by removing Armenia from the zone subject to monitoring. Armenia is considered now as a country that has launched an effective crackdown on this evil.”
The prosecutor general said that the number of cleared-up crimes connected with drug trafficking grew several times thanks to this crackdown.
“Some 45 crimes were cleared up in 2003, while in 2010 their number reached 676,” Hovsepyan said. “We’ll combat this evil consistently, especially taking into account that in Armenia synthetic drugs are ousting those made of plants.”
The prosecutor said that Armenia also received a high mark from the United States’ financial intelligence for struggling against money laundering.
The U.S. government pledged extra $2.3 million to Armenia for implementation of programs in judicial system.
In particular, this money will be targeted for victims of trafficking, development of forensic science, for intensification of the struggle the central bank’s financial monitoring center is running against money laundering, for presence of a permanent consultant of the U.S. embassy’s justice section and programs and for programs of Association of American Lawyers and P-H International nongovernmental organization.
The United States has provided $16 million to Armenia for the past decade for improvement of the country’s justice system.--0--
