Panama becomes the vice president of Gelavex

Panama achieved the position of vice president Group of Experts for Money Laundering Control (Gelavex) Organization of American States (OAS).

LV was held from October 31 to November 1 OAS Gelavex meetingin the city of Washington, DC, in the United States of America.

The meeting was attended by representatives of various member states, including PanamaMexico, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Guatemala, El Salvador, among others.

During the conference, various studies were discussed, which are carried out through the working subgroups in which they participate Republic of Panamawhich refers to typologies related to illegal collection of money, experiences of financial investigations from a police perspective, asset recovery perspectives, crimes related to money laundering, advanced technological analysis tools in the fight against money laundering, illegal use of crypto assets, among others.

Gelavex It is the main forum of the hemisphere to discuss and propose lines of action to prevent and combat money laundering in the Americas, whose main objectives include discussing and proposing lines of action to prevent and combat money laundering in the Americas.

In addition to creating studies, model standards, guides, good practices and methodological tools that serve as a hemispheric reference for the standardization of procedures and standards regarding the control and punishment of money laundering at the state level. members of the OAS; e, promote and implement programs, training and technical assistance projects, as well as other hemispheric initiatives to strengthen regional efforts against money laundering related to transnational organized crime.

This is important Forum It consists of two working subgroups: International cooperation and Deprivation; and coordination between financial intelligence units (FIU) and Criminal Investigation Organizations (OIC). The activity is determined by three-year strategic plans that define the directions of action, and annual work plans that describe specific activities that should be developed in accordance with the previously agreed directions of action.

At the end of the day, the election of the 2023-2024 Interim President and Vice President took place, with Aileen Guzmán, the current Vice President, being named as Pro Interim President representing the Dominican Republic, and Isabel Vecchio Arófulo, as Pro Interim Vice President, Representative Republic of Panama.

During the achievement of this day, on the side Panama She was represented by Isabel Vecchio, Panama’s national coordinator for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, Lineth Serrano on behalf of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ricardo Muñoz, representative of the Ministry of Public Law, María Roquebert, representative of the permanent ambassador Panama before the OAS and Carlos Ibarra, deputy representative of the Panamanian mission.