Lesotho anti-corruption agency signs agreement with Interpol
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Thereporter
Lesotho’s Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences has signed an agreement with Interpol’s National Central Bureau to access several international databases. The tools will enable it to verify identities and travel documents and check the status of foreign suspects, according to a statement from the directorate.
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences of Lesotho (DCEO) has signed an agreement with Interpol’s National Central Bureau to strengthen its investigations through access to international criminal databases, according to a DCEO statement.
The agreement gives DCEO investigators access to four Interpol systems, covering travel and residence documents, criminal information, the tracing of illicit weapons, and stolen or lost travel documents. The tools are intended to enable them to verify the authenticity of travel documents and seek information useful to their investigations, TheReporter reports.
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