FED:Govt praises Solomons crime laws

AAP General News (Australia)
12-08-2010
FED:Govt praises Solomons crime laws

CANBERRA, Dec 8 AAP - Federal Justice Minister Brendan O'Connor has praised the Solomon
Islands government for strengthening laws to stamp out money laundering.

Mr O'Connor has held talks with officials while on a visit to the Pacific nation.

The discussions included Australia's cooperation with the Solomon Islands on a range
of transnational crime and international policing issues.

"Strengthening anti-money laundering regimes in our region is vital to combating transnational
organised crime, including people smuggling and drug trafficking," Mr O'Connor said in
a statement on Wednesday.

"We want to work with the Solomon Islands to detect organised crime, target criminal
king pins and remove the lure of criminal activity by confiscating ill-gotten gains."

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