The Government says it notes, “with disappointment”, the European Parliament’s objection, today, to the entry into force of the European Commission’s decision to remove certain jurisdictions, including Gibraltar, from the EU’s list of ‘high-risk’ third-countries with strategic deficiencies as regards anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”).
In a short ceremony at New Mole House earlier today, Commissioner of Police Eddie Yome CPM together with HM Collector of Customs John Rodriguez presented various commendations to RGP & HM Customs officers for their involvement in the case of R v Rodriguez, where the defendant was sentenced to two years imprisonment and disqualified from driving for a period of five years.