The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), touted as a necessary entity to investigate suspect transactions, is among various agencies set up under the architecture of the anti-laundering legislation but yet to be fully operationalized.
Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee yesterday revealed that the unit is yet to be officially launched but stated that Dr Roger Luncheon, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, who was engaged in negotiating with “external agencies in those matters” back in June, was indicating that the police are undergoing a vetting process to establish active members of SOCU.
Rohee’s explanation of what exactly SOCU has accomplished since it was