Morocco Bolsters Anti-Money Laundering Laws to Combat Terrorism Financing

Among the strong actions taken by his department to strengthen the legal arsenal in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, Ben Abdelkader recalled the revision of the penal code and the code of criminal procedure, and the draft law amending and supplementing law no. 43.05 on money laundering.

This communication day organized for the bâtonniers of the Moroccan Bar Association, specifies the minister, aims to update the legal knowledge of the latter on the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, in particular the dissemination and appropriation of the results of the first report of the national risk assessment resulting from these two crimes.

For the president of the Association of Moroccan Bar Associations, Omar Oudra, the Ministry of Justice is making efforts to raise awareness among the legal and judicial professions on the subject. And this meeting, which follows a series of others, is part of this dynamic.