Way now clear for freezing of assets

Basil Williams

Attorney-General Basil Williams is confident that Guyana now has the legal framework in place for freezing the assets of money launderers and terrorists and sources say at least one prominent citizen is on the radar of authorities.

After a bitter three year battle with the previous PPP/C government, the present APNU+AFC administration in June last year passed key amendments to the anti-money laundering law. Last month, the government moved to institute even more changes with the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing