The Attorney General of the Republic (PGR), Beatriz Buchili, defended this Tuesday, November 7, the alignment of strategies between justice bodies to combat terrorism, money laundering and cybercrime in the country.
Speaking during the opening of the 11th national meeting of the PGR and the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), in the city of Inhambane, in the south of the country, Beatriz Buchili reiterated the need to improve investigative methods in order to guarantee the swift clarification of these crimes.
According to the magistrate, with the sophistication of criminals’ actions, there is an urgent need to abandon “traditional methods” in the fight against the various types of crime, as the emergence of cybercrime, money laundering, terrorism and kidnappings presents the institutions of the administration of justice with the challenge of aligning strategies that guarantee a safe fight.
“We are bringing the issue of money laundering and terrorist financing to this debate as a result of the challenges the country has been facing. The aim is to strengthen our institutions and outline more fruitful actions to prevent and combat this type of crime,” said Buchili, quoted by the Mozambican Information Agency (AIM).
The source added that money laundering is one of the major crimes preceding terrorism, and is therefore a huge challenge facing Mozambique at the moment “and, for the effectiveness of our joint action, it is important to collect and share operational information in the preparatory investigation of criminal cases”.
The 11th national meeting is being held under the theme “Public Prosecutor’s Office and SERNIC, Consolidating the Mechanisms of Investigation and Criminal Investigation”.
