Accra, June 16, GNA - The Attorney- General and Minister of Justice, on Wednesday observed that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ought to be strengthened to enable it to investigate suspected offences, which involves serious financial loss to the state.

Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, said the spate of economic and organised crime including cyber offences and computer related fraud, popularly known as 419, drug trafficking, money laundering and terrorism continue to pose threats to lives and property locally and internationally. There is therefore the need to strengthen the SFO to deal with such challenges.

Mr Iddrisu made the observation, when he moved the motion for the second reading of the Economic and Organised Crime bill, 2009. The bill seeks among other things to establish a comprehensive legal framework to monitor, investigate and facilitate the prosecution of organised crime and ensure the recovery of proceeds of crime.