PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL SEMINAR
On June 1-2, 2016, members of the Association took part in a joint international scientific and practical seminar on the topic "Cooperation in the field of financial monitoring and anti-corruption activities: international and national aspects", which was held in Odessa.
The organizers of the scientific event were the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine, and the Training and Methodological Center of the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine.
The seminar was attended by leading international experts, including: MONEYVAL President Daniel Telesklaf, Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Republic of Poland Elżbieta Franków-Jaskiewicz, Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Republic of Poland Wiesław Jasinski, as well as Igoris Krzyczkowski and John Baker.
The All-Ukrainian Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Detective Activities was represented by Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Serhiy Albul; Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Artem Shelekhov; Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Maksym Kornienko; Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Ruslan Mukoida.
The seminar discussed issues related to combating money laundering and corruption of political figures; laundering of proceeds from corruption; the role of financial intelligence units in the fight against corruption, cooperation between national institutions of the financial monitoring system, the relationship between anti-corruption and anti-legalization legislation, interaction between financial intelligence units and anti-corruption units in the field of ensuring the security of public funds in EU countries, and other relevant issues.
The seminar ended with a summary and the presentation of international certificates to the participants of the event.