The Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIUL) commends His Excellency, George Manneh Weah for finally signing the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) Act and other anti-graft bills into law.
FIUL believes this monumental step by the President of Liberia, is a clear indication of a strong 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 the honorable body’s timely passage of 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 as well as, the Whistleblower Act of 2021, are all laudable initiatives.
Meanwhile, the Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIUL) also appreciates 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 few of his achievements while working at FIUL.