TY - JOUR
T1 - Senior members in the police and security forces as politically exposed person
AU - Gonçalves, Francisco Jorge
AU - Martins, Verónica
N1 - Submetido o artigo à plataforma anti plágio Turnitin
PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - The combat of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing has been a goal pressed by numerous governments around the world especially after 9/11. It is assumed that certain individuals, because they were entrusted with prominent public functions, present a higher risk for potential involvement: hence the designation “Politically Exposed Person” (PEP). Since the first anti-money laundering directive, only High-Ranking Officers in the Armed Forces are qualified as PEP. However, senior members in the Police and Security Forces, services that are generally headed by civilians, are also entrusted with prominent public functions. This paper will analyse the importance of PEP as a tool for fighting terrorism financing and whether senior members in the Police and Security Forces are qualified as PEP in six countries. The findings show that most countries do not qualify senior members of the Police and Security Forces as PEP, which may represent a security breach regarding terrorism financing. Likewise, this critique may guide policy makers to include senior members of Police and Security forces as PEP.
AB - The combat of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing has been a goal pressed by numerous governments around the world especially after 9/11. It is assumed that certain individuals, because they were entrusted with prominent public functions, present a higher risk for potential involvement: hence the designation “Politically Exposed Person” (PEP). Since the first anti-money laundering directive, only High-Ranking Officers in the Armed Forces are qualified as PEP. However, senior members in the Police and Security Forces, services that are generally headed by civilians, are also entrusted with prominent public functions. This paper will analyse the importance of PEP as a tool for fighting terrorism financing and whether senior members in the Police and Security Forces are qualified as PEP in six countries. The findings show that most countries do not qualify senior members of the Police and Security Forces as PEP, which may represent a security breach regarding terrorism financing. Likewise, this critique may guide policy makers to include senior members of Police and Security forces as PEP.
KW - Politically exposed person
KW - Anti-money laundering
KW - Terrorism financing
KW - Police and security forces
KW - High-ranking officers
KW - Pessoa politicamente exposta
KW - Combate ao branqueamento de capitais
KW - Financiamento do terrorismo
KW - Forças e serviços de segurança
KW - Oficiais generais
M3 - Article
SN - 2183-0835
VL - 9
SP - 433
EP - 453
JO - Revista de Ciências Militares
JF - Revista de Ciências Militares
IS - 2
ER -