• International and World Bank specialists will attend the first day of the APEC Anti-Corruption Meeting.
• They will address on information recovery and money laundering.

Minister of Justice, Rosario Fernandez, informed delegates from APEC Member Economies attending the “Anti-Corruption Workshop to Facilitate International Cooperation on Asset Recovery” about the work being done so as to maintain political stability in the country, after a long period when corruption was present in all power circles - from 1992-2000.

She explained that different measures applied, both at policy and justice level, as well as the correct process against people involved in illegal actions and repatriation and blockage of money taken from the national treasure, have been possible thanks to intense work including the creation of prosecutors, courts and specialized Anti-Corruption courtrooms.

“The policy of transparency recovery and fight against corruption started with the National Agreement, which integrates 31 agreed-upon policies among political, business, and civil society sectors, whose aim is to institutionalize a modern ethic State at the service of citizens”, added the Minister.

Guillermo Jorge, international expert from Argentina dealing with the topic “Discovering corrupt actions and research at a national level”; and Rick Messick, World Bank specialist dealing with the topic “Investigation of asset tracks at an international level”, will be speakers during the first day of sessions.

Likewise, Luis Vargas Valdivia, former Anti-Corruption Attorney; and Carlos Briceño, Special Public Prosecutor, will address on two topics, the Recovery of Non-Connected Database Information and Special Research Techniques; and Money and Asset Laundering in High Corruption Cases.