The Swiss Cooperation Office’s Programa GFP Subnacional, implemented by the Basel Institute on Governance, kicked off a training program on investigation of acts of corruption and recovery of state assets.
Named “Strengthening Capacities of Justice Operators to Investigate Acts of Corruption and Recover Embezzled State Assets,” the activity is developed within the context of the Letter of Understanding between the Public Ministry and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) of the Swiss Confederation.
The event was opened by the head of the International Judicial Cooperation and Extraditions Unit in the Attorney General’s Office Alonso Peña Cabrera and by Basel Institute on Governance – Peru Manager Oscar Solorzano.
The program was aimed at justice operators that make up specialized sub-systems for the investigation of corruption cases, money-laundering and organized crime, with special emphasis on the Public Ministry.
The academic activity is attended by specialized prosecutors on money-laundering, corruption of public officials and organized crime. Each day participants will work on a practical case of particular complexity adapted to the Peruvian reality.
The development of the practical case will be complemented with speeches on topics like: asset laundering, corruption, asset tracking, mutual legal assistance, asset recovery mechanisms, use of informatics tools to analyze voluminous financial data, indirect methods to demonstrate illicit origin of incomes and new means of payment.
The program will be conducted by experts from the International Center for Asset Recovery (ICAR) at the Basel Institute on Governance: Thierry Ravalomanda, Phyllis Atkinson, Federico Paesano and Oscar Solorzano.
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Published: 5/24/2016