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G-7 Group Agree on Special Task Force to Combat International Crime |
At the latest Group of Seven meeting in Halifax, Canada, the G7 heads of government agreed to establish a special task force to find ways of combating international crime more effectively...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
1995-07-01 |
Canada, United States, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, Italy |
Money Laundering, Corruption, International Organizations, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Smuggle |
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French Court Sentences 6 Iranians in Bakhtiar Murder |
On June 16, 1995, a special anti-terrorism court meted down life sentences of six Iranians convicted in absentia for the assassination in 1991 of Shahpour Bakhtiar, who served as the last Prime... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
1995-07-01 |
France, Switzerland, Iran |
Terrorism, Murder |
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Financial Action Task Force Clarifies Inclusion of Exchange Control Houses in its Regulations |
On June 8, 1995, the Financial Action Task Force (F.A.T.F.) on Money Laundering released its sixth annual report on money laundering for 1994-95. The report contains news of the adoption of an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
1995-07-01 |
Trinidad & Tobago, Russia, Argentina, Turkey, Czech Republic, Greece, Morocco, Cayman Islands, Ireland, Ecuador, Austria, New Zealand, Jersey, Isle of Man |
Money Laundering, Extradition, International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Fraud, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, Financial Crimes, International Convention, Financial Supervision |
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Yemen Hands Over to Germany Berlin Bombing Suspect |
On June 4, 1995, law enforcement officials reported that Yemeni authorities handed over to Germany Johannes Weinrich, who is suspected by the German Government to helping alleged terrorist Carlos the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
1995-07-01 |
Germany, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Palestine, Yemen |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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British Police Conference Calls for Establishment of National Anti-Money Laundering Agency |
On May 22, 1995, during a conference about money laundering at Bramshill police college in southern England, Mr. Albert Pacey, the head of the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS), called... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
1995-07-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Money Laundering, Intelligence, Drugs & Trafficking, Financial Supervision |
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Rising Maritime Piracy in Brazil Makes Law Enforcement and Private Sector Search for Action |
On May 15, 1995, a coordinated attack on a Liberian vessel and the port terminal in Brazil is one of many recent piracy attacks that has underscored an increasing problem in Latin America,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
1995-07-01 |
Brazil, United Kingdom, Liberia |
Intelligence, Maritime, Piracy |
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German Government Searches Merrill Lynch and Other Firms for Assisting in Tax Crimes |
On June 8, 1995, German officials for the first time conducted a search of a foreign bank, Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd., the U.S. investment bank maintained by Merrill Lynch, on suspicion of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
1995-07-01 |
Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria |
Taxation, European Union, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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English Court Voids Disguised Extradition But Protects Discovery of Extradition Communications from Discovery |
An English Court has voided a disguised extradition of a relator from South Africa to England, but upheld the protection from discovery of the communications among the police authorities of the... |
Bruce Zagaris and Lisa Stacy Koenig |
11 |
7 |
1995-07-01 |
Taiwan, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Theft |
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India Requests Tamil Extradition for Gandhi Murder |
On June 3, 1995, the Indian Government announced it has requested the Sri Lankan Government to extradite Mr. Velupillai Prabhakaran, supreme commander of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
1995-07-01 |
India, Sri Lanka |
Extradition |
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U.S. Request Dutch to Extradite Person for Theft of Colombia Univ. Manuscripts |
On June 7, 1995, the Dutch police arrested Daniel Spiegelman whose extradition the U.S. Government has requested in connection with the theft of 22 rare manuscripts and books missing from the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
1995-07-01 |
United States, France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, St. Kitts & Nevis |
Extradition, Forgery, Theft |
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European Governments Increase Cooperation against Sports Hooliganism |
Ten years after the Heysel rioting on May 29, 1995 in which 39 fans died, European governments have stepped up cooperation against hooliganism in international sports matches in the context of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
1995-07-01 |
Europe, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands |
Intelligence, Fraud, Enforcement of International Sports Law, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Discussions on International Criminal Court Proceed |
On April 3-13, 1995, the first of two ad hoc meetings on the International Criminal Court to "review the major substantive and administrative issues relating to its establishment" took place in New... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
United States, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, France, United Kingdom, China, Switzerland, Nigeria, South Africa, Netherlands, Russia, Algeria, Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Denmark |
International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, War Crimes, Genocide, Torture, International Courts, Treaties, International Convention, Crimes against Humanity |
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United Kingdom: Report on the Draft Europol Convention by the House of Lords |
On May 1, 1995 the Select Committee on the European Communities of the House of Lords presented their report on Europol. During their enquiry the Select Committee invited various witnesses to give... |
André Klip |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
United Kingdom, Netherlands |
Intelligence, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, European Union, International Courts, Treaties, Drug Enforcement, International Convention |
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Court-Martial Conviction of U.S. Captain for Disobedience in Haiti Raises Law of War, Human Rights and Other Issues |
On May 14, 1995, Capt. Lawrence P. Rockwood, a military intelligence officer stationed in Fort Drum, New York with the 10th Mountain Division, was found guilty of misconduct and court-martialed to a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
United States, Haiti, Vietnam |
Human Rights, Law of War, Prisoner Rights, International Convention |
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British Police Arrest Lawyers of U.S. Law Firm in London in Investigation of Money Laundering and Russian Gangs |
On May 16, 1995, British police investigating an alleged money-laundering operation with links to Russian criminal gangs arrested two partners of a major U.S. law firm and seized documents from its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
Canada, United States, Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria, Kazakhstan, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
Money Laundering, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Fraud, Financial Crimes, Law Enforcement, Smuggle, Economic Crimes, Vehicles |
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War Crimes Tribunal Rejects Mihailovic Proffer as Without Evidentiary or Other Value |
A rift has occurred between the Dutch Government and the War Crimes Tribunal over the handling of Serbian defector Cedomir Mihailovic after War Crimes prosecutor Richard Goldstone declared... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
Netherlands, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Summit of the Americas Anti-Money Laundering Follow-Up |
On December 11, 1994, at a meeting held for the governments in the Western Hemisphere, the heads of governments pledged to act against a number of criminal problems and strengthen enforcement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
United States, Jamaica, Colombia, Belize, Haiti, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Asset Forfeiture, Treaties, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, International Convention, Law Enforcement, Financial Supervision |
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War Crimes Tribunal Requests Bosnia to Allow It Jurisdiction over 3 Bosnian Serb Leaders |
On May 16, 1995, the Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia in a ruling by presiding judge Adlophus Karibi-Whyte, held that the Tribunal could request from Bosnia jurisdiction over... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
Germany, Japan, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Hungary Initiates Tax Compliance Program |
Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula Horn has appointed a task force of police, national security advisers and tax and customs authorities to start monitoring the black economy, collecting tax, and cutting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
Hungary |
Customs Enforcement, International Organizations, Taxation, Organized Crime, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Smuggle |
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Interpol Initiates Data Bank to Contract Organized Crime While Criminals Take Advantage of National Loopholes |
In the past few months Interpol has started a worldwide data bank to counter the threat of organized crime. Despite the new Interpol steps, organized crime can easily identify and exploit differences... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
France, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Austria |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Human Trafficking, International Organizations, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Fraud, Drug Enforcement, Banking Supervision |
