Money laundering is one of the criminal acts in the marine and fisheries sector (CAMFS) that can harm the national economy, encourage corruption practices, and threaten marine biodiversity. To address this issue, the Directorate General of Surveillance for Marine and Fisheries Resources (Ditjen PSDKP), in collaboration with the Rekam Nusantara Foundation unit Fisheries Resource Center of Indonesia (FRCI), organized a capacity-building event for Civil Servant Investigators in the field of Marine and Fisheries with the theme 'Enforcing Anti-Money Laundering Regime in Criminal Acts in the Marine and Fisheries Sector.'

This event took place at the campus of the Attorney General's Training Institute of the Republic of Indonesia from September 25 to 29, 2023. The training was attended by 25 participants, consisting of the civil servant investigators from the Directorate of Law Enforcement, Ditjen PSDKP, and also the Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (INTRAC).

Case study activity (Dok: FRCI)

 

The topics included: 1) 'Handling the Investigation of CAMFS’ by the Directorate of Law Enforcement, 2) 'Information Sources and Methods of Financial Data Analysis' by INTRAC, 3) 'Utilization of Financial Intelligence Reports from INTRAC' by INTRAC, 4) 'The Role of Financial Investigation in Proving Money Laundering' by INTRAC, 5) 'Application of Financial Investigation in Uncovering Money Laundering Cases' by Riau Regional Police and Customs Office, 6) 'Techniques of Investigating Money Laundering Crimes in CAMFS’ by the Directorate General of Economy and Special Crimes, Police Force General Headquarters, 7) 'Techniques of Prosecuting Money Laundering Crimes in CAMFS’ with a speaker from the Attorney General's Office, and 8) 'Asset Recovery' by Asset Recovery Center of the Attorney General's Office. Activities also include case studies in the form of analyzes and presentations performed by participants on money laundering cases examples.

Through this activity, it is hoped that civil servant investigators could gain increased capacity and understanding in conducting financial investigations, the process of criminal investigation, and identifying money laundering modus operandi in the marine and fisheries sector, as well as enhance coordination and cooperation among institutions related to money laundering and criminal acts in the marine and fisheries sector.