The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, has issued a request for robust international collaboration to allow extradition and reciprocal legal help in the investigation and prosecution of transnational crimes.
In a speech that was read on the President's behalf by the Minister for Defense, Mr. Dominic Nitiwul, at the opening of the maiden edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEC) on Tuesday, the President stated that the relationship between terrorism and transnational organized crime is a complicated and varied phenomenon that directly threatens world peace and the progression of states. This was stated in a speech that was read on the President's behalf by the Minister for Defense, Mr. Dominic Nitiwul
He stated that transnational organized crimes posed a substantial threat to the rule of law, economic and social progress, as well as the preservation of human rights and security.
"These organized crimes have a direct impact on a state's capacity to finance its public functions," he continued. "They can also impede economic growth through tax fraud and restricting access to employment and educational opportunities." Additionally, "they degrade people's quality of life and endanger their human security as nations."
The President stated his optimism that true networks that would be developed at the sub-regional, continental, and international levels would assist in uniting tactics to confront transnational organized crime in an all-encompassing manner.
"It is essential that we build on the achievements of Africa's Armed Forces to improve our collective capacities to battle the region's security concerns," he emphasized. "We must take advantage of the progress that has been made by Africa's Armed Forces."
According to the Chief of the Defense Staff, Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, also known as General Assembly Resolution 55/25 of November 15, 2000, is the most important international weapon in the fight against transnational organized crime. This was stated in the Chief of the Defense Staff's statement.
According to him, three protocols have been added to this convention. These protocols include the protocol to prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children; the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea, and Air; and the Protocol against Illicit Manufacturing and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components, and Ammunition. All three of these protocols aim to combat illegal manufacturing and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components, and ammunition.
source:modernghana.com
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