THE Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has asked the Supreme Court to designate special courts that would handle cases involving money laundering.
AMLC Executive Director, lawyer Mel George Racela made the request during a courtesy call to SC Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta on Thursday.
Peralta and Racela were joined by Associate Justices Alexander G. Gesmundo and Ramon Paul L. Hernando, and Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez.
Aside from the creation of special courts to handle violation of the provisions of Republic Act 9160, or the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001, the AMLC, SC magistrates and the Court Administrator discussed the possible creation of a committee to review the Rule of Procedure in Cases of Bank Inquiry, or Examination of Deposit and Investment Accounts Relating to an Unlawful Activity or Money Laundering Offense under RA 9160, as amended.
The AMLC Secretariat also proposed to create a Rule on Criminal Confiscation and Forfeiture.