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ED Strengthens International Footprint With Mauritius Training Program on Money Laundering
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) may face criticism in India, but its importance in investigating money laundering abroad is growing. ED officials are training officials in Mauritius on methods of money laundering and gathering financial intelligence. This training is an important step towards joint investigations of financial crimes between India and Mauritius.
Though the ED is criticized in India for the low rate of convictions, its reputation abroad in money laundering cases is increasing. The ED is sending its officials to train Mauritian officials in detecting money laundering and collecting financial intelligence.
Four top officials, including ED's Special Director, are in Mauritius for this mission. ED Director Rahul Naveen termed this a big move towards future collaborative probing of money laundering cases with Mauritius. A senior ED official said that in March this year, an agreement was entered into between the Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) of Mauritius and ED for mutual cooperation in investigating money laundering and financial crimes.
Under this agreement, the ED developed a five-day program to train FCC officers, covering everything from investigating complex money laundering cases to gathering evidence and proving the crime in court.
