APEC workshop to curb international terror funding
Tracking the illegal transfer of money internationally is a complicated and time-consuming job…but it’s essential to ensure money doesn’t keep going towards the funding of terrorist groups around the world. Today was the final of a three-day workshop for member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation included strategies on how to better recognise and bring to justice those who are giving money to terrorism. It also looked at how financial intelligence organisations can safeguard charities and NGOS from being duped into supporting illegal activities. Neil Jensen is the CEO of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, or AUSTRAC, which is responsible for chasing down criminals who fund terrorist groups. He was at the workshop and described who participated.