Measures for Prevention and Fight Against Terrorism - Financial Aspect

Abstracts: Terrorism is today the most dangerous form of organized crime and the global problem of the international community. The coupling of organized crime and terrorism is reflected in the financing of terrorist groups by money obtained illegally, leading to the most serious forms of organized crime. In order to combat terrorism at the international level, several relevant documents were adopted, on the basis of which the signatory states have aligned their national legislation. In the fight against the financing of terrorism, the activities of international institutions and groups dealing with money laundering are of special importance. As a member of the EU, the Republic of Croatia has aligned its national criminal legislation, established specialized anti-money laundering and terrorist financing bodies, and has taken significant steps in preventing the suppression of terrorism. The paper deals with the criminal offense of money laundering, as well as the status of reported, accused and convicted and the activities of the Money Laundering Prevention Office. Concluding considerations give some proposals de lege ferenda for a more effective fight against terrorism with regard to its financial aspect.…

Key words: fight against terrorism, financing terrorism, money laundering, organized crime.…