Anti-graft agencies meet to chart group's strategic roadmap

NEW DELHI: The three-day 12th steering committee meeting of the Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities (GlobE Network), which comprises members of investigative agencies from 135 countries, began in the national capital on Monday. It will deliberate on the network's strategic direction, operational priorities and evolving frameworks for international cooperation.

Directors of CBI and ED played host at the meeting, attended by members of the 15-nation steering committee of GlobE secretariat under the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. The global platform is a specialised anti-corruption law enforcement authority, established under the Riyadh initiative during Saudi Arabia's G20 presidency.

Delivering the welcome address, ED director Rahul Navin said ED has restituted assets worth approximately $5.6 billion, including in corruption cases, a significant portion of which was achieved in the past couple of years.

The GlobE Network complements formal legal assistance mechanisms by enabling faster, more flexible and direct agency-to-agency engagement. The 15 nations currently serving on GlobE steering committee are India, Brazil, China, Russia, Spain, Italy, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, UAE, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Grenada, Nigeria and Romania.

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