NEW MONEY LAUNDERING LAW TARGETS OFFICIALS, FRIENDS, FAMILY|新版洗錢防制法6/28上路 18類職務人員加強金流審查

A new money laundering legislation passed in the last legislative session will take effect on June 28th. Under the new law, a total of 18 categories of officials as well as their families and friends, will see their finances subject to more rigorous monitoring by the government. The new money laundering legislation will be implemented on June 28. 18 categories of official have been added to the original legislation, including the president and vice president and the presidents and vice presidents of the five Yuans, local county magistrates and city mayors, legislators and ambassadors and representatives. Apart from the officials and their immediate relatives, other relatives, their friends, confidantes, and intimate friends, can all have their finances investigated. == CHEN MING-TANG Dep. Political Minister Ministry of Justice== This is not prohibiting them from financial activity, we just say that these people are listed as within a considerable range of scope including friends and relatives, for example, if they want a bank loan, the bank has to keep all of the documentation. Chen emphasized that this was just management of financial records. However, some legislators suspect that it is not complete enough, for example, it lacks the exact definition of 'intimate friends'. ==TSENG MING-TSONG KMT Legislator== So, this legislation mentions intimate friends, confidantes, partners and so on, but there is no legal definition of these relationships, so when this is used in practise, there will be difficulties. ==CHIANG YUNG-CHANG DPP Legislator== Municipal officials directly under the central government should be included first, then city officials under the jurisdiction of the city, then the heads of the city and county bureaus should also be included. That would be more equal. Legislators believe that local councilors, and local authorities' officials should also be included. The Ministry of Justice said this inclusion can be researched and the articles sent to the Legislative Yuan for reference. If legislators want to include or change the articles they can send it back for further amendment. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 立法院上個會期三讀修正通過新版洗錢防制法，將於6月28號上路，針對現任，以及卸任的重要政治人物，包括正副總統等18類的職務人員，與其親友成員都要加強審查金流。 新修正的洗錢防制法，將於6月28日實施，將新增列管18類重要職務人員，包括正副總統、五院正副院長、地方各縣市長、立委以及駐外大使等等，除了本人以及一等親屬外，機要、親信、密友也都要進行金流審查。 ==法務部政務次長 陳明堂== 這不是他們 禁止做有關財產上的活動 我們只是說把這些人列為範圍 相當範圍內的親友要列入 比方說要貸款 對方的銀行要有保存資料的行為 陳明堂強調，這只是加強金流活動資料上的控管，不過卻有立委質疑，規範不夠完整，像是密友等關係，該如何界定？ ==國民黨立委 曾銘宗== 我們國內這次把所謂的小三 把所謂的閨密 所謂把伴侶都納進來 但是在法律上沒有這樣的定義 到時候執行上會有困難 ==民進黨立委 江永昌== 是不是直轄市的議員 也可以先納入 直轄市的議員如果納入 直轄市政府的局處首長 要不要納入 這樣子會比較一視同仁 受到列管的民意代表，包括立委及其他縣市議長，但也有立委認為，地方議員、地方機關也應該被納入，對此，法務部表示，都可以納入研議，也將把子法送入立法院備查，立委們若有意見，也可以退回重修。 記者 郭采彥 吳嘉堡 台北報導