The Attorney General concludes his participation in the international symposium of the Association of Arab Public Representatives in Morocco

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Counselor Mohamed Shawqi, Attorney General of the Arab Republic of Egypt, concluded his participation in the international symposium accompanying the third meeting of the Association of Arab Public Representatives, headed by the Egyptian Public Prosecution, in the Kingdom of Morocco, which was held under the title: “The Efforts of Public Prosecutions in Arab Countries in Combating Corruption Crimes: Money Laundering, Migrant Smuggling.” And human trafficking - challenges and constraints,” where he had participated in its opening session the day before yesterday, beginning his speech by thanking their Excellencies, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Kingdom of Morocco, the Attorney General of the King, the Attorney General of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Arab Public Representatives, members of the Assembly, representatives of international organizations, and their delegations. Dear students, for their keenness to attend the symposium.

He also stressed that the crimes of human trafficking and migrant smuggling are global phenomena, the effects of which have seriously worsened at the global and local levels. Organized criminal groups seek to achieve large illegal gains by committing these crimes, which truly constitute a gross and blatant violation of basic human rights, dignity and honour, health and freedom. Practical reality has proven that the perpetrator of the crime may resort to one or more of the following: One of the types of money laundering crimes, in order to hide the proceeds of his crime, from the eyes of law enforcement authorities, which necessarily requires the rapid conduct of financial investigations in a disciplined and effective manner in order to seize the proceeds of the original crimes, in preparation for their confiscation when the judiciary decides, which effectively contributes to drying up the sources of financing. Many other crimes.

He also pointed out that corruption crimes also represent a serious threat; On the first hand; The crime of bribery turns public office into a commodity that can be bought and sold, and leads to a breach of the trust due to that job, in addition to the failure to achieve justice and impartiality during the performance of government work. On the other hand, crimes of assault on public funds negatively affect the state’s funds and property.

He added that the aforementioned crimes often take the form of transnational organized crime, which to combat requires concerted international and regional efforts in order to arrest the perpetrators and prove charges against them, within the framework of the relevant international and regional instruments ratified by member states.

He also stressed his confidence that public prosecutors, members of the General Assembly, have not and will not spare any effort to take the necessary criminal measures to effectively investigate these crimes and bring the perpetrators to criminal trial. What may be required is the speedy activation of international judicial cooperation mechanisms in this regard, especially with regard to the extradition of criminals, and the seizure, freezing, confiscation, or recovery of funds obtained from crimes and their proceeds, in accordance with the rules and procedures included in international, regional or bilateral agreements. In force in member states, this is all taking into account taking all necessary measures to assist and protect the victims of these crimes as determined by law.

He explained that combating these crimes requires the implementation of many specialized training programs in order to properly understand their legal elements, exchange experiences, and raise the efficiency and skill of members of the Public Prosecution in investigating them, which is what the Arab Public Representatives Association has been keen on during the past period, and seeks to complete in the coming period.

And at the conclusion of his speech, he renewed his thanks to the Public Prosecution of the Kingdom of Morocco for the good organization of this important event, and to the attendees, hoping that their interventions and discussions during that symposium would contribute to achieving the best practices in combating these crimes.

He chaired the fourth session of that symposium, which was entitled: “Arab and international efforts to combat the crimes of migrant smuggling and human trafficking in the context of their relationship to money laundering crimes: sharing experiences and best practices.” Which included interventions by some representatives of member public prosecutors and international organizations on the topic of the symposium, and he ended his participation by attending the closing session and delivering the final statement of the symposium.