Anti-fraud meeting held

An informative meeting organised and hosted by the Anti-Fraud Coordinating Service (Afcos) of the EU Anti Fraud Service (Olaf) was held yesterday at Project House, in Floriana.

The Internal Audit Investigations Directorate (IAID) has been designated as the Malta Anti-Fraud Coordinating Service for DG Olaf and is responsible for the coordination of all the activities and initiatives concerning the fight against fraud.

The Malta Anti-Fraud Awareness Network was set up with the objective to unite, safeguard and represent all bodies involved in Malta in the fight against mismanagement and fraud with the sole underlying purpose of promoting information to the public, particularly the media.

The current members of the network include representatives of the police and Customs departments, chaired by the IAID.

Speakers at the meeting included police assistant commissioner Michael Cassar, Customs public relations officer Alfred Cappello, Alessandro Buttice from DG Olaf and David Jones, the head of information of the serious fraud office of the UK.