Groups urge UAE to probe Ben Ali, Mubarak cash

[JanDutchy]

Source: Arab News/ Reuters


Published: Mar 22, 2011 13:04 Updated: Mar 22, 2011 13:04

DUBAI: Anti-corruption groups have asked authorities in the United Arab Emirates to take action over possible transfer of assets here by fallen Arab rulers and their loyalists, seeking a haven after uprisings.

International anti-graft body Transparency International and rights group Sherpa this month asked the UAE central bank’s Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Units (AMLSCU) to identify any funds connected to Tunisian president Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family.

Transparency International is also concerned about assets from Hosni Mubarak, his family and associates held in the UAE — one of the destinations campaigners suspect for any money moved in the final days before Mubarak fell or held for many years.


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