TI WANTS UK TASK FORCE ON UKRAINIAN ASSETS
February 1st, 2014
Anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International has urged the British government to establish a cross-departmental task force on Ukrainian assets.The European Union (EU) is to freeze assets of corrupt Ukrainian officials and politicians, many now likely to have lost their jobs following the revolution in Kiev.Transparency International’s various chapters are to monitor these sanctions and is concerned Britain could be a bolthole for sanctioned Ukrainians wanting to hide their assets.“It is inevitable that the UK is a major intermediary or ultimate ...
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