‘Stand on the side of the law’

The PPP yesterday called on the parliamentary opposition to “stand on the side of law and the law abiding” by supporting the anti-money laundering amendments, which the party is hoping to pass ahead of a critical country review later this month.

The Anti-Money Laundering and the Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill will be brought back before the National Assembly when the House resumes sitting next Thursday after its annual recess, however both APNU and the AFC have signalled that they are unlikely to give the support needed for passage.

The government, the various arms of the ruling party and the constituents of the private sector have all warned of sanctions flowing from