The Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIUL) has commended His Excellency, George Manneh Weah, for finally signing the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) Act and other anti-graft bills into law.
FIUL said it believes the monumental step by the President of Liberia is a clear indication of astrong political will and effort to prevent and combat money laundering, financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in and outside Liberia.
The legislative exercise displayed by the 54th Liberian Legislature to professionally analyze, debate and time pass key anti-graft bills, such as the Financial Intelligence Agency Act, the Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Preventive Measures, and Proceeds of Crimes Act, Witness Protection Act of 2021 and the Whistleblower Act of 2021, are all laudable initiatives.
Meanwhile, the Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIUL) has appreciated the administrative role played by its former Director General, Edwin W. Harris, who is now the Head of the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) for his leadership effort applied regarding the passage of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) Act and other anti-money laundering bills, which are a few of his achievements while working at FIUL.