Al Jazeera published the text of classified court decision allowing to seize 1.5 billion USD from the Yanukovych associates. What is wrong with this recovery? http://nashigroshi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SEIZURE-ORDER-FROM-UKRAINE-COURT-UKR.pdf
Author: Nicolas Giannakopoulos
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime – New Report Release
A new report by The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, based on a detailed review of the scale and nature of organised crime’s infiltration of the private sector. These findings are a ‘call to arms’ for the international private and public sectors to transform their co-operation and teamwork. See the full report here.
The Greek Crisis, Austerity, EU Integration, and a Disrupted Future: An Interview with Nikos Passas
A renowned expert on corruption, illicit flows, UN sanctions, informal fund transfers, terrorism, white-collar crime, financial regulation, and organized international crime, Professor Passas is a scholar whose criminological research in the area of human rights is globally respected. The Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Crime, Law and Social Change, he is the Chair of the Academic Council of the Anti-Corruption Academy in…
Investigating the links between Gunvor and Congo-Brazzaville
The new investigative report of PublicEye explores the links between oil, cash and misappropriation of Gunvor and the authorities of Congo-Brazzaville. “In January 2012, Gunvor employees watched in amazement as federal police searched the company’s headquarters, located at 80–84 Rue du Rhône, in one of Geneva’s most exclusive neighbourhoods. The police officers carried away box…
How the Siemens bribery settlement funds opacity – A must read story
After its huge bribery scandal, Siemens agreed to settle legal proceedings against it by funding anti-corruption work. Siemens uses these funds to finance the Austria-based International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA). But the academy does not allow outsiders to scrutinize its finances. A joint investigation by CORRECTIV and the Austrian weekly magazine “News” has revealed evidence that…
Afghan Narcotrafficking: Illicit Financial Flows
The EastWest Institute (EWI) today announced the launch of its latest report, Afghan Narcotrafficking: Illicit Financial Flows. The fifth in a six-part series, this report has been developed to assist policymakers and scholars to better comprehend the nature of illicit flows of goods and services from and into Afghanistan and their relation to drug smuggling. The report…
Integrated Responses to Human Smuggling from the Horn of Africa to Europe
The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime just published “Integrated Responses to Human Smuggling from the Horn of Africa to Europe” which was presented exclusively at the CCPCJ in Vienna this morning (May 24, 2017). In the period 2013-16, more than 1.5 million people have converged towards Europe from across Africa, the Middle East and…
Draft Law Undermining NABU Powers to be Adopted on May 18
Draft law #6220 undermines NABU independence and offers a tool to terminate any criminal investigation within NABU investigative jurisdiction. The draft law, that has already been adopted in the first reading and might be finally adopted on May 18, 2017, provides, that any criminal investigation must be closed if an investigation of the same facts and/or/or events (circumstances) has…
Beyond Convergence: World without Order – A Conference by the Global Initiative
The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, Politihøgskolen and the Center for Complex Operations warmly invite you to join the Oslo launch of the National Defence University’s edited volume of essays looking at transnational threats: trends, enablers and impacts. The book “Beyond Convergence: World without Order” is a sequel to the very successful 2013 volume…
OCO creates its special Board on UN matters
Following its ECOSOC nomination, the OCO is creating its specific OCO-UN Board that will regroup all professionals and persons that will deal with the ECOSOC and UN matters. The OCO is very pleased to announce today the nomination of the Professor Nikolaos PASSAS at the Head of the UN-OCO Board with representative powers to the…