The Economic Crime Office (ECO) was the anti-corruption agency of Mauritius. It was intended to investigate allegations of corruption in the private and public sectors. The ECO was headed by its Director-General.
ECO was established under the Economic Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act (2000) to comply with the 1988 United Nations (UN) convention. Under the Act money laundering became a punishable crime and it claso set out the process for reporting suspicious transactions.[1] ECO came into existence when the Labour Party-MMM was in government, a few months prior to the September 2000 elections after which the MSM-MMM coalition was elected to office. The ECO was headed by Indira Manrakhan. [2]
Track record
A total of 35 cases of fraud and corruption were investigated by ECO between the months of July and December 2000. It had referred 29 of these cases to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for further action. ECO was also investigating two ministers of the previous government.
Dismantling of ECO
After being in existence for less than 2 years the ECO was dismantled by the new MSM-MMM coalition government. In December 2001 ECO's director general was also dismissed.[3][4] In April 2002 the replacement Prevention of Corruption Act 2002 (PoCA) was enacted to enable the creation of a new body called Independent Commission Against Corruption (Mauritius) which is more commonly known as ICAC.
^IBP USA (2012). Mauritius Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information (1 ed.). USA: International Business Publications. pp. 56–57. ISBN978-1-4387-6819-9.
^"Il y a 16 ans le 19 décembre 2001: l'Economic crime Office démantelé". L'Express. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
economic, crime, office, anti, corruption, agency, mauritius, intended, investigate, allegations, corruption, private, public, sectors, headed, director, general, agency, overviewformedfebruary, 2000, 2000, dissolveddecember, 2001, 2001, jurisdictiongovernment. The Economic Crime Office ECO was the anti corruption agency of Mauritius It was intended to investigate allegations of corruption in the private and public sectors The ECO was headed by its Director General Economic Crime Office ECO Agency overviewFormedFebruary 4 2000 2000 02 04 DissolvedDecember 10 2001 2001 12 10 JurisdictionGovernment of MauritiusHeadquartersPort Louis MauritiusAgency executiveIndira Manrakhan Director General Contents 1 History and Establishment 2 Track record 3 Dismantling of ECO 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory and Establishment EditECO was established under the Economic Crime and Anti Money Laundering Act 2000 to comply with the 1988 United Nations UN convention Under the Act money laundering became a punishable crime and it claso set out the process for reporting suspicious transactions 1 ECO came into existence when the Labour Party MMM was in government a few months prior to the September 2000 elections after which the MSM MMM coalition was elected to office The ECO was headed by Indira Manrakhan 2 Track record EditA total of 35 cases of fraud and corruption were investigated by ECO between the months of July and December 2000 It had referred 29 of these cases to the Director of Public Prosecution DPP for further action ECO was also investigating two ministers of the previous government Dismantling of ECO EditAfter being in existence for less than 2 years the ECO was dismantled by the new MSM MMM coalition government In December 2001 ECO s director general was also dismissed 3 4 In April 2002 the replacement Prevention of Corruption Act 2002 PoCA was enacted to enable the creation of a new body called Independent Commission Against Corruption Mauritius which is more commonly known as ICAC See also EditCorruption in Mauritius Politics of MauritiusReferences Edit IBP USA 2012 Mauritius Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information 1 ed USA International Business Publications pp 56 57 ISBN 978 1 4387 6819 9 Il y a 16 ans le 19 decembre 2001 l Economic crime Office demantele L Express 19 December 2017 Retrieved 2017 12 19 Le come back d Indira Manrakhan 5Plus Retrieved 2007 10 15 Il y a 16 ans le 19 decembre 2001 l Economic crime Office demantele L Express 19 December 2017 Retrieved 2017 12 19 This Mauritius related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Economic Crime Office amp oldid 1126680751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
