Pana 05/06/2011

http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/group-seeks-special-tribunals-against-corruption,-money-laundering-in-w-africa-2011060514201.html

Africa - A report made by the inter-governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) here Friday called member countries to set up courts to exclusively deal with corruption and money laundering cases. According to the report, the setting up of those specialized tribunals is in consonance with the need for a fast administration and should be done under the preserve of the establishment of strict rules and restricted immunity for judges in charge of making them function. “Those judges must benefit from specialized training, with the help of international and regional institutions, to fight money laundering,' said the report, which in addition called West African central banks to 'tighten their supervision and control functions on commercial banks from the private sector and the other financial and banking institutions.'

It insisted on the need for governments to provide personnel from their anti-corruption/money laundering agencies with huge money and high wages and other attractive service conditions, more than what applicable to the general public service.