The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) and the Prosecutor-General’s Office of Uzbekistan will exchange information about persons suspected of legalizing funds derived from criminal activities.
A relevant document will be signed by NBT Department for Financial Monitoring and the Economic Crime Control Department of the Prosecutor-General’s Office of Uzbekistan.
According to the draft document, the collaboration provides for collecting, processing and analyzing information about persons suspected of laundering money, financing terrorism, financing proliferation of mass destruction weapons and related criminal activities.
This also applies to individuals and companies involved in these crimes.
The document provides for exchange of information in written form at the initiative or based on requests from the parties.
A request may be refused in whole or in part if execution of it could prejudice sovereignty, security, public order or other interests of the requested party.
Information or documents received in the framework of this agreement are disclosed to third parties and cannot be used for administrative, investigative or judicial purposes without the prior written consent of the requested party.
