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Anti-corruption workshop ends with presentations from Korea and The United States

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Delegates from the Economies of Korea, the United States and Peru end the round of lectures today at the “Workshop on the fight against corruption to facilitate international cooperation in the recovery of assets”, to share their experiences and transparency policies implemented to face this world issue on the last day of meetings.

Likewise, Rick Messick, World Bank expert on the fight against corruption will give a press conference on the investigation of traces of assets at an international level and corruption fighting policies promoted by this institution.

Today’s lectures will begin with the participation of Mr. Brian Pearce, United States Assistant Attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice who will give a presentation on “Mutual Legal Assistance, Consensual Cooperation, Freezing, Forfeiture and Effective Collaboration”.  Likewise, Mr. James Shaw, Advisor of the UN Organized Crime and Corruption UNODC Office will give a lecture on “The Role of Asset Recovery in the Fight Against Organized Crime”.

Peru will present a summary on “Legal Framework, International Conventions and the Role of the State in Asset Recovery” and will share its experience on the results of the procedures to obtain the recovery and repatriation of assets and money after Alberto Fujimori’s Regime.

Finally, Mr. Kim Yong Nam, Senior Public Prosecutor from Seoul’s High Prosecutor’s Office will give a lecture on the Anti-Money Laundering Systems, Some Corruption Cases and Progress on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance in Korea.

News Source: CEAN APEC

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# SA says :
4 October, 2008 [ 13:19 ]

I hope that the government of Peru will actually listen and start fighting the corruption.

# David says :
4 October, 2008 [ 14:14 ]

America teaching others about corruption. $700 billion and counting now thats a laugh!

Maybe they are teaching Peru how to better hide the corruption, that sounds more like it.

# PM says :
4 October, 2008 [ 17:39 ]

I hope that Korean government will also actually listen and start fighting the corruption.

# CapitanDan says :
4 October, 2008 [ 22:01 ]

David, You are right , but the biggest joke is the U.N Advising about recovery of assets and organized crime. Do I remember the fraud in the Oil from Iraq. All those payoffs to warlords in Africa so some food would reach the starving refugees. Rape of children . I could go on and on. We are better with the untrained thieves in the Police force here. At least they really don't hurt anyone and their cheap. Sad ,but true . Chau Friends.

# Sarg says :
6 October, 2008 [ 09:58 ]

All you gentlemen are correct, if you want to learn about corruption, turn to the U.S.  They are the most sophisticated and experienced in the corruption business.  Any developing country, not just Peru, can learn a lot from the U.S., employ their successes and steer clear of their failures.  $700 billion+ bailout of the financial greed mongers is definately not at the top of the "things to do today" list.   Unbelieveable.

# Hang 'em high says :
6 October, 2008 [ 13:46 ]

Was the head of Petro Peru at this conference?

# Beto Quimper says :
6 October, 2008 [ 14:15 ]

Yes I was at the conference, thank you. But I didn't attend any workshops, I bribed the US lecturers with Big Macs and they didn't mark me as absent. In fact, for a Double Whopper with Cheese I actually won one of the workshop competitions without even taking part.