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The Grand Turk
Turkey must step up measures against money laundering, watchdog says
2019-12-17
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Ottoman Turkish authorities must address shortcomings in tackling money laundering and terrorism financing or face being added to a "grey list" of countries with inadequate financial controls, according to a global money laundering watchdog.

In a report issued on Monday, the Gay Paree-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) highlighted gaps in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
’s efforts to prevent financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Out of 11 areas evaluated, Turkey was deemed to require major or fundamental improvements in nine. The report’s findings mean Ankara will be put under observation for a year, and could be added to the grey list if it does not make improvements.

The watchdog said Turkey should make "fundamental improvements in measures for freezing assets linked to terrorism, terrorist organizations and financiers."

Turkey had a low rate of conviction for terrorism financing, the report said, pointing to data it said was provided by authorities showing more than 6,000 people were prosecuted in 2017 but only 115 convicted.

Ankara should also improve efforts to prevent "the raising, moving and using of funds for weapons of mass destruction", the report said, adding that Turkey was slow in following up UN Security Council resolutions relating to Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan, the abbreviation IRGC is a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA), the term Supreme Guide is a cognate form of either Shah or Führer or maybe both, and they hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
and North Korea
...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche...
Turkey says it abides by all international laws and United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
resolutions.

The report also called on Turkey to strengthen its use of financial intelligence in money laundering cases and develop a national strategy for investigating and prosecuting different types of money laundering.

Posted by:Fred

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