Getting, sharing data quickly key to fighting terror finance – expert | Reuters

ZURICH Getting and sharing data quickly is the key to tracking down the people behind terrorist attacks, a senior money-laundering expert told a Swiss newspaper, calling for broader official powers that could infringe on traditional civil liberties. Daniel Thelesklaf, chairman of the Council of Europe's MONEYVAL advisory panel on combating money-laundering and terrorism finance, said his group was actively studying how terrorist cells in Europe function and secure funding. "Then we need quick access to data and no obstacles to exchanging this internationally," he told the SonntagsZeiting, saying much remained to be done despite some progress of late

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