The annual report of the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF) for the year 2022, presented to the head of government Aziz Akhannouch by its president Jawhar Nfissi, reveals an increase in reports of suspicion of money laundering and financing of terrorism.
The ANRF has, in fact, received more than 5,000 reports of suspicion, of which 54 were transmitted to the competent public prosecutor’s offices to prosecute those involved in these crimes, reports Al Akhbar over the weekend (April 6 and 7).
The report emphasizes that the information received by the ANRF is enriched by additional data from subject persons and national and international partners. These files are transmitted to the King’s prosecutors at the courts of first instance of Rabat, Casablanca, Fez and Marrakech when it concerns acts suspected of being linked to money laundering or underlying crimes. On the other hand, they are referred to the King’s Attorney General at the Rabat Court of Appeal when it comes to acts suspected of being linked to the financing of terrorism.
During the year 2022, the ANRF transmitted to the magistrates of the aforementioned cities 54 files containing sufficient evidence. These data show that the number of files transmitted to the courts increased by 25.58% compared to the year 2021. Files concerning acts of falsification of bank statements or means of payment represent 50% of the cases transmitted to the justice. The report indicates that ANRF received 5,208 suspicious transaction reports in 2022, an increase of 52.77% compared to 2021. Of these reports, 5,171 are related to money laundering crimes and 37 to terrorist financing.
It turns out that the banking sector, relays Al Akhbar, alone represents 34% of the suspicious transaction reports issued in 2022. Payment institutions (payment services and funds transfer) occupy second place with 29% of the total declarations received by ANRF. Regarding the exchange of information with national partners, the ANRF received 40 spontaneous communications, thus recording an increase of 81.81% compared to 2021. The report also underlines that the presidency of the public prosecutor , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Exchange Office, monopolized the majority of spontaneous communications during the period 2018-2022 with respectively 32%, 24% and 23%.
2024-04-05 21:18:09
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