[ap-intact] INFO: Pacific Anti-Corruption updates (31 July 2015) -- Regional, PNG, Fiji, Solomon Islands


[Facilitator’s note: Thank you to Annika Wythes, Luisa Senibulu, and Samita Singh of the joint UNDP-UNODC Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Project for sharing these updates.]
Regional:
Pacific civil society wants seabed mining to stop. Civil society organisations in the Pacific are joining a growing international call for a moratorium on mining exploration of the sea floor. http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/280113/pacific-civil-society-wants-seabed-mining-to-stop
PNG:
Senior PNG cop Eluh suspended. Papua New Guinea's assistant police commissioner Thomas Eluh has been suspended from duties. http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/280032/senior-png-cop-eluh-suspended
PNG Anti-corruption gets registered 
Papua New Guinea Anti-corruption Movement for Change is now a registered group with the Investment Promotion Authority to fight corruption. http://www.pina.com.fj/index.php?p=pacnews&m=read&o=181974014955b85cd3a6914fbd142a
Fiji:
Fiji to be assessed on anti-money laundering compliance. Fiji will be assessed on how well it is complying with the international anti-money laundering standards in October. www.fbc.com.fj/fiji/31610/fiji-to-be-assessed-on-anti-money-laundering-compliance#sthash.PVyv1zs7.dpuf
383 suspicious transactions. The Fiji Intelligence Unit (FIU) has received 383 suspicious transaction reports (STRs) in 2014 or an average of about 32 STRs per month. www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=315129
Solomon Islands:
Public warned of fake currency note. The public has been warned to look out for fake $100 notes said to have been circulating in Honiara. http://www.solomonstarnews.com/news/national/7588-public-warned-of-fake-currency-note

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