At a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held in Paris, France, Juan Tomás Rodriguez Ponte, Executive Director of the Directorate of Judicial Assistance in Complex Crimes and Organized Crime, represented the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, where the Mutual Evaluation Report of Argentina was discussed and approved.
The report was the result of an extensive evaluation process carried out by the Argentine State through the Coordination Committee for the Prevention and Fight against Money Laundering, the Financing of Terrorism, and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, established by decree 331/2019, in collaboration with the FATF evaluation team, which includes representatives from various entities of the National State, including the Supreme Court.
In this mutual evaluation, Argentina's effectiveness was considered in aspects such as the investigation, prosecution, and sanctioning of money laundering crimes, as well as the recovery of assets derived from these crimes. The process took place from October 21 to 25.
Justice Minister Mariano Cáneo Libarona was part of the delegation that traveled to Paris to participate in the meeting, accompanied by Justice Secretary Sebastián Amerio, and the head of the Financial Information Unit (UIF), Ignacio Yacobucci, among other officials.
At the end of the plenary session, it was announced that Argentina would not be included in the FATF's "grey list," which is reserved for countries that do not comply with regulations to combat money laundering, unlike Venezuela and Haiti, which currently do.
