St Petersburg, Russia– The Director of Public Prosecutions of Uganda, Mr. Lino Anguzu, and the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Mr. Aleksandr Vladimirovich Gutsan, have signed a Cooperation Agreement to strengthen cooperation to combat crime.
This agreement which has been signed in Russia, represents a significant step in the efforts of the two Offices to combat the most dangerous types of transnational crime, including those connected with the use of digital currency, digital financial assets, terrorism, extremism, legalization of proceeds of crime, and the trafficking of arms, drugs, and humans.
By establishing a framework within which to cooperate in extradition, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement assistance, and the exchange of information, the two heads of Prosecution services have set a foundation that allows for the exchange of expertise, the sharing of evidence, and the harmonization of efforts to hold perpetrators accountable and uphold the rule of law.
