SERVICES OF FIPU

COUNCIL OF THE FIPU

The Financial Intelligence Processing Unit is headed by a chairman who is himself a member of a council composed of:

• 02 Magistrates ;
• a high ranking officer from the gendarmerie nationale ;
• a high ranking officer from the national police ;
• a director from the customs department ;
• a director from the Bank of Algeria.

The General secretariat

Under the control of the chairman (secondary organizer) ensures the management of administration, finance and accountancy of the FIPU and supplies the necessary logistics for the proper operation of this latter.

The Four services of the FIPU

The four services of the FIPU work with 08 chargés d’étude and 5 Financial Analyst-Investigators; all are civil servants who previously worked in various financial administrations (Customs, taxes). The different services are as follows:

Investigation and Analysis Service:

It is in charge of gathering intelligence, relations with correspondents, analysis of STR’s and reports, and carrying out investigations.

Documentation and Data Bases Service

It is in charge of centralizing information and building data bases necessary to run the FIPU.

The Judicial Service

The Judicial Service is in charge of relations with the prosecutor’s department and follow up of judicial examination.

Cooperation Service:

It is in charge of bilateral and multilateral relations with foreign authorities and institutions working in the same field of activity.