ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING GLOBAL TASK FORCE - AML GTF
What is the purpose of the GOPAC Anti-Money laundering Task Force?
The Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption (GOPAC) is an international network of parliamentarians dedicated to good governance and combating corruption and money laundering throughout the world. GOPAC's approach to building integrity in governance is to bring together the political will and expertise to empower parliamentarians in all countries. Such an approach, especially on a matter where there are regional differences and sensitivities, takes time to develop the necessary understanding, build consensus and guide implementation.
GOPAC established a globally balanced task force of parliamentarians - headed by Hon. Roy Cullen, the former Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North (Toronto), Canada and includes Hon. Given Lubinda of Zambia and Hon. Mary K. King, former Senator from Trinidad and Tobago. The task force works with anti-money laundering experts and organizations (such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and others) to develop a complementary approach to combating money laundering, and in particular the laundering of corrupt money, and promote the use of practical tools and techniques to limit or arrest such activity.
The AML GTF is currently seeking members from Latin America.
The AML GTF converts this policy into corrective action by:
Building capacity - promoting among parliamentarians a good understanding of the evolving practices of money laundering as well as international initiatives to combat them, and, in particular, the ways parliamentarians can effectively contribute to this fight;
Partnerships - establishing links with international expert agencies to help ensure they have a clear understanding as to how parliamentarians can provide political leadership and support of the anti money laundering initiatives carried out by those agencies; to help tailor international organisations' informational material intended to provide information to parliamentarians; and provide parliamentarians seeking to reform country practices to have improved access to expertise;
Action Plans - developing global and regional plans required to help parliamentarians that are actively seeking to implement improved anti money laundering practices in their countries and regions
Lessons Learned - tracking experiences, sharing and synthesizing lessons of parliamentarians engaged in AML initiatives to help improve their performance in combating money laundering