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SEARCCT in collaboration with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has successfully conducted the first series entitled Countering The Financing of Terrorism Training (CFT) Programme for Malaysia : Foundational Course at Pelangi Resort Langkawi from 9 to 11 February 2022. The course was funded by the Government of Canada.
The main objective of the course was to enhance the knowledge and technical capacity of government officials in preventing, detecting and disrupting terrorist financing, through strengthened investigative skills and effective collaboration among relevant institutions, in line with national laws, the UN frameworks, and other international standards, including the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
A total of 28 participants from various ministries and agencies attended the course. The speakers for the course were experts from UNODC-ROSEAP, Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia and Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM).
The course began with an opening speech by Mr. David Izadifar; Regional CT Programme Coordinator of UNODC, followed by Mr. Mehdi Ghaani, a representative from High Commission of Canada in Malaysia and Dato’ Ganeson Sivagurunathan, Director-General of SEARCCT.
The 3-day programme consists of several components and modules namely; Introduction to Anti Money Laundering / Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT), Legal Frameworks, The Evolution of Terrorist Groups in Southeast Asia, The Role of the Different Agencies, Financial Intelligence, Financial Investigation Techniques, International and Public-Private Cooperation. The participants showed great interest throughout the course by their active participations during quizzes and discussions.
PLANNING AND TRAINING DIVISION
SEARCCT
March 2022
