Annual progress report 2015 albanian contribution – input I september 2014 – may 2015 table of contents
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- SUBJECT SAR September 1, 2013- March 31, 2014 SAR
- TOTAL 136 233
- No. requests No. Persons /Companies
- Period Number of orders Amount frozen
- Are seized drugs, weapons, counterfeited goods etc., safely stored and effectively destroyed
- - The annual incidence and value of criminal assets seized.
- These indicators are shown as below Criminal assets, 2014
IT: State police in 90% of the territory uses analogue radio communication systems. In 2015, a project has started for the implementation of digital radios, which will improve radio communications of the police services at the Police Directorate of Tirana District. A lot of trainings have been conducted to increase the professional level of police in using computer systems for a better performance of the assignments which is leading to more qualified police employees. Weapons: Operational structures of the State Police are 100% equipped with weapons, but this hereditary armament has a military nature rather than police. Its renovation is necessary according to the European police standards. For this purpose, a project for renovation is drafted and is being partly implemented depending on the financial support. Uniform: State Police structures are 100 % equipped with uniforms and other gear necessary for operational actions. Tools: In a national scale, there are about 80% of the vehicles which are functional, but a considerable part of them, need to be refreshed because of amortization, mainly for vans and vehicles used for general patrol services. During the period September 2014- April 2015, through the support of budget funds, the purchase of 61 vehicles and 122 motorcycles was enabled, which will be distributed in all regions for police services dealing with crimes and the preservation of the rule of law. Facilities: Police structures use facilities/buildings throughout the country, but in 60% of the cases the premises are in poor condition. During September 2014-April 2015, 4 police stations have undergone restoration serving to the operational structures and trainings. Also, measures are taken regarding the launching of some projects for a three year period which would enable the full reconstruction of the police facilities in 7 districts in the country. Drug sniffing dogs: In the Institute of Police Dogs Training and in every local police structure (directorates of the regional police and regional directorates of border and migration) there are drug sniffing dogs. Currently the State Police has a management system of fingerprint (AFIS/APIS). This system provides the management of fingerprints of persons detained/ arrested at a national level with a capacity of 500,000 cards fingerprint records. This system is associated with 15 live scanner devices, which are installed at border crossings and at regional laboratories of Forensic Police. These systems serve to online submission of traces of detained/arrested people. The system provides the ability to exchange data fingerprints through Interpol, according to NIST standard for all member countries of Interpol and on the basis of bilateral agreements that Albania has with other countries. In terms of administration of a DNA profile, the State Police is currently in the implementation phase of the system. CODIS system, the National Database Administration of DNA, aims to help all structures of crime investigation and justice to a full investigation of all cases where biological evidence was identified. This system, which will be completed in May 2015, will also serve as a statistical estimation of the unknown profiles found at the scene. Currently, the Scientific Police enables the extraction of DNA profiles and performs systematically DNA collection of every detained and sentenced individual. The Scientific Police is able to conduct all the examination of scientific evidence and findings at the scene. The increase by 60 % 2015 of the budget dedicated to the Forensic Directorate will allow Scientific Police to strengthen the efficiency of the support provided to investigations units. The effort started in 2014 will carry on and every regional Forensic sector will make use of harmonize and required technologic and IT equipment. The financial investigations developed in Albania are based on the Law 10192/2009 “On the prevention and striking of Organized Crime and trafficking through preventive measures against the assets” as amended, and aim at implementing preventive measures against the assets of persons who are subject to this law, and are suspected of participating in organized crime, trafficking and corruption. Money Laundering Yes, there is an anti-Money laundering legislation. Institutions that identify, prevent, detect and investigate money laundering are: General Directorate of Prevention of Money Laundering, General Directorate of State Police, General Prosecution, Ministry of Justice, Central Office of Registration of Immovable Property, Directorate General of Customs, General Directorate of Taxation, Agency of Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets, State Intelligence Service, High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of Assets, Bank of Albania and the Financial Supervisory Authority. In order to fulfill the strategic commitments in the fight against organized crime and terrorism, GDPML has focused its work on data analysis of suspicious cases related to money laundering and terrorism financing, continuously informing the law enforcement agencies on the conclusions. GDPML has continued its cooperation and coordination with the competent bodies in national and international level on the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism. GDPML in its capacity as the Albanian Financial Intelligence Unit has continued its cooperation and coordination with the competent authorities both nationally and internationally, with regard to the prevention and tackling of money laundering and terrorism financing. In international level GDPML has participated and provided its contribution in the organized activities by the Financial Action Task Force, Moneyval Committee of the Council of Europe and Egmont Group of the Financial Intelligence Units. The following table shows the no. of SAR reported to GDPML.
The following table represents the statistical data regarding the cases referred to the law enforcement agencies for the period September 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014, as well as for September 1, 2014 up to March 31, 2015:
GDPML plays an important role regarding the information provided for the investigations performed by law enforcement agencies (Prosecution Office, Albanian State Police), in response to an increased number of requests. The following table presents the statistical data regarding the requests for information sent by the law enforcement agencies to GDPML.
The following table represents the statistical data on the exchange of information with our counterparts:
FREEZING ORDERS
Awareness of public and the reporting subjects on the importance of the fight against financial crime and the role of the state institutions In order to meet legal obligations, GDPML has increasingly paid attention to the raising of awareness of the reporting entities, either by organizing meetings with the subjects of law or with the supervisory/licensing authorities. Periodical publications on GDPML’s official website, have contributed to further informing subjects of law, with regard to acquaintance with the legal framework; activities, typologies and standards for the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing; reports from international bodies concerning Albania; persons designated by United Nations as terrorist financiers; the FATF list of countries with strategic deficiencies in the implementation of standards, etc. A number of training activities were carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice, National Chamber of Notaries, the Bank of Albania, and ABA as well as on individual basis. Preparation and harmonization of legislation with international standards and recommendations of international organisations During this period GDPML has continuously updated the changes that the list incurs according to the decisions of the Committee 1267 of the UNSC and has proposed the relevant changes to the DCM No. 718 dated 29.10.2004, “On the list of the persons designated as terrorism financiers”.
The seizure, examination, preservation and management of evidence of the narcotic substances is done according to the Joint Order of 2008 of the General Prosecution, the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Minister of Health. In any case, the process of elimination of drugs should be attended by representatives from all three institutions. For the safe elimination of narcotics a crematorium is purchased with the assistance of British Government for the destruction of strong drugs according to international standards.
Albanian criminal legislation ensures the secrecy of investigation and penalties are provided in cases of breach of secrecy rules. The Code of the Criminal Procedure has foreseen in article 103, the banning of the act publication and its violation if does not comprise an offense is considered a disciplinary violation. In article 279 of CCP, it is also foreseen even the obligation to preserve the secrecy of actions and investigation acts. The CC penalizes in article 295/a the disclosure of the acts and data of police investigations. - The annual incidence and value of criminal assets seized.
Seizures During 2014, the Court of First Instance for Serious Crimes, based on anti-mafia law, issued 16 seizure decisions. The total value of seized assets amounts to approximately EUR 7,465,675.00 (and 5 real properties (9010 m2 surface, and 5 vehicles included in this amount). For the same period last year, there have been issued only 2 decisions for the seizure of real property (rated by AASCA) and two bank accounts amounting to 551.700 Euro. Confiscations Appeals Court for Serious Crimes in 2014, issued 5 decisions for the confiscation of assets of a total value of EUR 1,072,400 and 5 real properties in Durres region with a surface of 17,100 m2 (not included in the above-mentioned value).
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