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Launching of the Corporate Accountability Project for Corruption offenses in Panama, Colombia and Peru

Panama, October 6, 2021. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC-ROPAN) launched the second phase of the project on corporate liability of companies for corruption offenses in Panama, Colombia and Peru, which will be developed thanks to funding from the government of the United Kingdom.

This project will be managed by the coordinators Fabian Orlando Espejo (Colombia); Walter Hoflich (Peru) and Helmut Flores Calamari (Panama).

The virtual opening event was attended by personnel from the UK Embassy in Peru; the Attorney General's Office of Panama; the Accounts Prosecutor's Office of Panama; the Superintendency of Banks of Panama; the Superintendency of Non-Financial Subjects of Panama and other authorities.

"Although corporations, in their genesis, seek the lawful protection of businesses and companies, as well as the safeguarding of family assets, currently, this tool is also created and used by organized crime to hide behind a corporation, with a lawful appearance, their criminal intentions," said Vila del Castillo.

He added that "one aspect of great importance today is the practice of preventive measures to limit and hinder the creation and use of legal entities to commit crimes, including corruption and money laundering".

"The implementation of the project on corporate liability of companies for corruption offenses provides the authorities with the opportunity to strengthen their technical capacities to contribute to the country's efforts to improve its platform of national and international services," the representative emphasized.