LONDON: The UK and the UAE have struck a deal to target people financing terrorists and serious organised crime gangs.
Home Secretary Priti Patel and UAE minister of state Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh signed an agreement – billed as the first of its kind – on Friday. The pact will work to identify and stop transfers of dirty money by “enhancing intelligence sharing” and carrying out joint operations between the two countries, the Home Office said.
Particular focus will be paid to “high-risk sectors” like dealers of precious metals and stones and real estate, while the partnership will also look into crypto currencies. Ms Patel said the agreement “bolsters both our countries’ efforts in going after the terrorists and serious and organised crime gangs that seek to do us harm”.
She added: “The partnership will help to keep the public safe, protect our prosperity and bring dangerous criminals to justice.” Al Sayegh said: “The UAE stands with the UK in the global fight against illicit finance. We are committed to stamping out terrorist financing and serious and organised crime in all of its forms to protect the UAE and uphold the integrity of the international financial system.”
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