TIRANA, March 12 /ATA/ – Parliamentary Committee for Security which gathered on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Ermonela Felaj was informed on the report of annual activity of General Directorate for Prevention of Money Laundering.
The report reflecting the work of this institution was presented by Arlind Gjokutaj, Director of GDPML, department directors and other specialists.
Gjokutaj said that 2018 was a challenging year for GDPML due to engagement in important processes such as the Moneyval Committee’s assessment, involvement and contribution to several task forces and action plans, the increase in the volume of suspicious case analyses, etc.
Regarding Albania’s evaluation process by the CoE Moneyval Committee, our country finalized the evaluation process (fifth round) by Moneyval Committee on issues of money laundering prevention, terrorism financing, legal compliance, etc. The GDPML has had a coordinating and leading role in this process, which included the engagement of a number of public and independent institutions “, – Gjokutaj said in his remarks.
With regard to cooperation with customs administration, Gjokutaj said, “We have increased cooperation. They have referred a sustainable number of suspicious cases which number 49 in 2018 versus 46 the previous year.
“Likewise, it is worth mentioning the cooperation with tax authorities,” Gjokutaj said. “Out of all cases reported by Money Laundering Directorate, 17 cases have been referred for tax assessment and the suspected undeclared value in tax evasion is ALL 482 mln, of which 7 cases for penal prosecution,” Gjokutaj said.
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