Country Reports on Terrorism 2012

Annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom
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Tajikistan has no programs for the rehabilitation or reintegration into society of terrorists.
Leaders of Tajikistan’s officially sanctioned religious establishment claimed there was no
radicalization threat in its prison system.
TURKMENISTAN
Overview: The Government of Turkmenistan continued its efforts to improve the capacity of
law enforcement agencies to counter terrorism, ensure border security, and detect terrorist
financing. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released Turkmenistan from its global antimoney
laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance monitoring
process in recognition of its significant progress in this area.
Legislation, Law Enforcement, and Border Security: There was significant political will in
Turkmenistan to counter terrorism and ensure border security. Petty corruption, however,
sometimes hampered effective law enforcement. State Border Service officers demonstrated
significantly improved professionalism in 2012, and the Government of Turkmenistan opened
several new frontier garrisons on its borders with Iran and Afghanistan. Turkmenistan
participated in the State Department’s Antiterrorism Assistance program.
Countering Terrorist Finance: Turkmenistan is a member of the Eurasian Group on
Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, a FATF-style regional body. The
Ministry of Finance continued to work with advisors from the U.S. Treasury Department’s
Office of Technical Assistance (OTA), under a bilateral agreement signed in December 2011. As
part of this initiative, OTA trained Ministry of Finance officials in financial analytical
techniques, customs and financial investigative techniques, detecting and investigating financial
crimes, money laundering, and combating terrorist financing. The Ministry’s Financial
Monitoring Department improved cross-border reporting of currency and monetary instruments
and brought cash reporting requirements in-line with FATF recommendations. Turkmenistan
continued to express interest in gaining admission to the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence
Units. There were no reported prosecutions of terrorist financing cases during the year. For
further information on money laundering and financial crimes, we refer you to the 2013
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), Volume 2, Money Laundering and
Financial Crimes: http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/index.htm.
Regional and International Cooperation: In June, the Government of Turkmenistan
participated in consultations with other Central Asian governments to implement the UN
Counterterrorism Strategy for Central Asia. The consultations were organized by the UN
Regional Center for Preventative Diplomacy in Central Asia.
Turkmenistan signed agreements with the Commonwealth of Independent States, Turkey, and
Tajikistan to coordinate counterterrorism activities and counter terrorist financing. Government
officials participated in OSCE-sponsored training on border security, anti-money
laundering/combating the financing of terrorism, and protecting human rights while countering
terrorism.
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