Country Reports on Terrorism 2012
Country Reports on Terrorism 2012
Country Reports on Terrorism 2012
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Tanzania's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is resp<strong>on</strong>sible for combating m<strong>on</strong>ey laundering and<br />
terrorist finance, and is seeking membership in the Egm<strong>on</strong>t Group of Financial Intelligence<br />
Units. The Anti-M<strong>on</strong>ey Laundering Law dictates that the FIU has the resp<strong>on</strong>sibility to follow up<br />
<strong>on</strong> cases referred from other organizati<strong>on</strong>s rather than to seek out cases <strong>on</strong> its own. FIU staff<br />
attributed this increase in referrals to a series of training exercises they c<strong>on</strong>ducted with referring<br />
organizati<strong>on</strong>s throughout the year.<br />
For further informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> m<strong>on</strong>ey laundering and financial crimes, we refer you to the 2013<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Narcotics C<strong>on</strong>trol Strategy Report (INCSR), Volume 2, M<strong>on</strong>ey Laundering and<br />
Financial Crimes: http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/index.htm.<br />
Regi<strong>on</strong>al and Internati<strong>on</strong>al Cooperati<strong>on</strong>: Tanzania is a member of the South African<br />
Development Community and the East African Community, both of which have regular working<br />
groups that address counterterrorism. Through the East African Police Chiefs' Cooperati<strong>on</strong><br />
Organizati<strong>on</strong> and South African Police Chiefs' Cooperati<strong>on</strong> Organizati<strong>on</strong>, the NCTC maintained<br />
more frequent, informal c<strong>on</strong>tact with other police forces in the regi<strong>on</strong>.<br />
UGANDA<br />
Overview: Uganda remained a str<strong>on</strong>g force for regi<strong>on</strong>al stability, coordinati<strong>on</strong>, and<br />
counterterrorism efforts in <strong>2012</strong>. The Ugandan government cooperated with U.S.<br />
counterterrorism efforts, was a str<strong>on</strong>g advocate of cross-border soluti<strong>on</strong>s to security issues, and<br />
showed increased political will to secure its borders and apprehend suspected terrorists. Resource<br />
limitati<strong>on</strong>s, porous borders, and corrupti<strong>on</strong> presented challenges, however. Uganda has been the<br />
backb<strong>on</strong>e of the AU Missi<strong>on</strong> in Somalia (AMISOM) and has played an active role in countering<br />
Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) efforts.<br />
Legislati<strong>on</strong>, Law Enforcement, and Border Security: With U.S. assistance, Uganda c<strong>on</strong>tinued<br />
to expand its border c<strong>on</strong>trol system to additi<strong>on</strong>al points of entry and upgraded it to capture<br />
biometric informati<strong>on</strong>. Although Uganda significantly improved its ability to investigate terrorist<br />
acts, additi<strong>on</strong>al training and resources are needed. A C<strong>on</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>al Court challenge over<br />
jurisdicti<strong>on</strong>, extraditi<strong>on</strong>, and treatment of the 12 individuals arrested for orchestrating the July<br />
2010 bombings in Kampala indefinitely delayed the trial because the Court lacked a quorum.<br />
Countering Terrorist Finance: Uganda is a member of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-<br />
M<strong>on</strong>ey Laundering Group, a Financial Acti<strong>on</strong> Task Force-style regi<strong>on</strong>al body, and does not have<br />
a financial intelligence unit. Uganda’s financial sector remained vulnerable to m<strong>on</strong>ey laundering,<br />
terrorist financing, and other illicit financial transacti<strong>on</strong>s; Uganda has not criminalized m<strong>on</strong>ey<br />
laundering. Legal and law enforcement measures to combat terrorist financing, based <strong>on</strong> the<br />
Anti-Terrorist Act of 2002 and the Financial Instituti<strong>on</strong>s Act of 2004, are inadequate and do not<br />
meet internati<strong>on</strong>al standards. Uganda lacked the capacity needed to effectively m<strong>on</strong>itor and<br />
regulate alternative remittance services and wire transfer data.<br />
The Anti-Terrorist Act inadequately criminalizes terrorist financing. Ugandan authorities have<br />
not used this Act to investigate any terrorist financing cases, and Uganda did not prosecute any<br />
terrorist financing cases in <strong>2012</strong>. The Anti-Terrorist Act lists al-Qa’ida; the LRA; the Allied<br />
Democratic Forces, a violent extremist group based in eastern Democratic Republic of the C<strong>on</strong>go<br />
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