Madam Speaker, we have adopted a unified national security policy encompassing legislative and investigative frameworks to track and combat money laundering and illicit financial offences. I am informed by the Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) that as at 22 May 2026, 7 cases relating to Money Laundering Offences in Rodrigues were reported. 4 of these cases were reported to the then ICAC, and 3 to the FCC after its coming into operation in March 2024. Out of the 7 cases, 6 are currently under investigation while one has been completed and referred to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. As regards cases reported to the Police, since 2020, inquiries on two cases of alleged money laundering have been completed by the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit of Rodrigues and have been referred to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. In regard to part (b) of the question, extensive awareness and sensitisation campaigns on financial crimes, asset recovery, declaration of assets and unexplained wealth investigations have been carried out by the FCC in Rodrigues with Departmental Heads of Commissions, public bodies and other relevant stakeholders between December 2025 and May 2026. Furthermore, a Financial Crimes Prevention Review is currently being conducted on the various schemes administered by the Commission of Agriculture and Natural Resources with the objective to identify, mitigate and address the potential risks of financial crimes. The Commission is planning additional prevention review focussed on the issuance of permits and licences in Rodrigues. Additionally, Madam Speaker, the operational capacity of Law Enforcement Officers is being further strengthened through training in anti-money laundering, which is being conducted jointly by the FCC and the Police Training School. In this respect, 3,573 Police Officers of all ranks, including 140 from Rodrigues, have been trained since 2020 to date.

Yes, one question!

Yes, Madam Speaker, just for the sake of clarification purposes. May I ask the hon. Prime Minister, over and above the reported cases in Rodrigues, whether he is agreeable to request the concerned authorities to carry out further necessary investigations and enquiries into suspected cases? They are not reported but suspected cases thereat. We need to protect Rodrigues.

Of course, we need to protect Rodrigues. I think, if there are complaints, they will certainly look into them.

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