EU FRAUD INVESTIGATORS TO GET HELP WITH JAPAN PROBES
March 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
INTERNATIONAL fraud investigators facing the tough challenge of securing evidence of crimes within Japan may get assistance from a new projected mutual legal assistance agreement. The European Commission has received authorisation from the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers to negotiate such a deal with Japan. It would cover criminal investigations and prosecutions. None of the EU's 27 member states have bilateral legal cooperation agreements with this key trade partner. Feasibility talks have already begun.
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INTERNATIONAL fraud investigators facing the tough challenge of securing evidence of crimes within Japan may get assistance from a new projected mutual legal assistance agreement. The European Commission has received authorisation from the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers to negotiate such a deal with Japan. It would cover criminal investigations and prosecutions. None of the EU's 27 member states have bilateral legal cooperation agreements with this key trade partner. Feasibility talks have already begun.
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