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On December 15, 2021, the European Parliament adopted two resolutions on divergent aspects of the organized crime: first, on cooperation on the fight against organized crime in the Western Balkans; second, on the impact of organized crime on own resources of the EU and on the misuse of EU funds.
On December 10, 2021, Guatemala extradited two nationals to the United States on international narcotics trafficking charges.[1]
[1] U.S. Department of Justice, Leaders of the Lorenzana Drug Trafficking organization Extradited on International Narcotics Trafficking Charges, Press Rel. 21-1236, Dec. 13, 221,
On December 2, 2021, the Biden administration announced that, in response to a court order obtained by the states of Texas and Missouri, the federal government will soon reinstate Migration Protection Protocols (“MPP”), commonly referred to as the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy.[1] This decision invoked heavy criticism from advocacy organizations such as UNICEF and American Civil Liberties Union, stating that MPP was a “humanitarian catastrophe” and that the program cannot be ethically reinstated due to its inherent and unjustifiable flaws.[2]
[1] Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Justice, and State Prepare for Court-Ordered Reimplementation of MPP, December 2, 2021.
[2] ACLU, Statement on Restart of Migrant Protection Protocols, December 2, 2021.
On November 8, 2021, United States Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis certified with a 24-page opinion the extraditability of César Duarte, the former governor of Chihuahua, on Embezzlement and related charges.[1]
[1] In the Matter of the Extradition of Cesar Horacio Duarte Jaquez, U.S. District Court S.D. Fla, Case No. 20-mc-22829-UNA, Order, Certification of Extraditability, and order of Commitment, Nov. 8, 2021
On December 8, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), U.S. Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations to require certain entities to file reports with FinCEN, identifying two categories of individuals: the beneficial owners of the entity; and individuals who have applied with specified governmental authorities to form the entity or register it to do business. Written comments on the proposed rule can be submitted on or before February 7, 2022.[1]
On December 8, 2021, the European Commission released three key proposals aimed at streamlining and strengthening law enforcement in the European Union: Proposal for a regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation (Prüm II), Proposal for a Council recommendation on operational police cooperation, and proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on information exchange between law enforcement authorities of member States.[1]
* Professor Plachta specializes in criminal law and international criminal law. He has authored numerous publication on a wide range of problems concerning law enforcement and international cooperation in criminal matters. He currently teaches criminal law and European criminal law at the University of Security in Poznan, Poland.
[1] European Commission, Press release, https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_6645.
On November 16, 2021, Italian police broke up an international drug trafficking ring operated by the ‘Ndrangheta, an Italian mafia clan. The bust led to upwards of 100 arrest warrants nationwide—including six Italians arrested in Switzerland. Police also said the arrest culminated from three individual investigations into the mafia. Some suspects are on house arrest, while others are in a jail cell.
On November 26, 2021, the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), adopted Resolution 2406 (2021) on one of the key issues concerning fighting corruption, namely “General principles of political responsibility.” The debate and the Resolution were based on a comprehensive report that the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights prepared.[1]
* Professor Plachta specializes in criminal law and international criminal law. He has authored numerous publication on a wide range of problems concerning law enforcement and international cooperation in criminal matters. He currently teaches criminal law and European criminal law at the University of Security in Poznan, Poland.
[1] Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Fighting corruption – General principles of political responsibility, Rapporteur Mr Sergiy Vlasenko, Doc. 15403, 15 November 2021.
On December 7, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) with respect to soliciting public comments on potential requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) for certain persons involved in real estate transactions to collect, report, and retain information.
The dramatic situation at the border with three European Union (EU) countries, especially Poland, is alarming and explosive. Recent actions by the Belarus’s Lukashenko regime and its supporters are to be seen in this light – as a determined attempt to create a continuing and protracted crisis, as part of a broader concerted effort to destabilize the EU, testing its unity and resolve. These actions represent a real and present danger to the EU’s security.
