During the meeting, ways to develop this activity were discussed, as were current legislative
obstacles. In addition, the first target group for the training courses planned for 2012 was
defined.
Ensuring the sustainability of expertise among the trained Cybercrime Investigators, gained
at the training developed by the University College Dublin, in co-operation with Europol, the
LED drafted an ExB Project Proposal on the use of a specialized Nordic detection and
surveillance software for detection of child pornography on the Internet.
In November, the LED, in co-operation with the Serbian MoI, implemented a training project
on “Use of the Nordic Mule Software in the Fight against Child Pornography on the Internet
for Police Services in the Western Balkans Region”. A three-day regional training for twenty
participants was organized for cybercrime units in police services of Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
It was delivered by a Danish expert and an expert from the Serbian MoI. The aim of the
project was to strengthen the investigative capacities of cybercrime units, as well as to foster
regional police co-operation in this sphere of policing. The project was funded from extrabudgetary contributions provided by the Norwegian Government.
In 2010, the LED, in co-ordination with the SPMU and the MoI, had implemented a project on
regional cybercrime training. The project aimed to enhance the capacities of police officers
involved in cybercrime investigations, as well as to strengthen regional cooperation among
law enforcement agencies in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The course was academically
accredited and represents the first of three proficiency levels with the Curricula developed by
the University College Dublin, in co-operation with Europol. In September 2011, the LED
supported the SPMU in implementing the second phase of the training titled “Using Linux as
an Investigative Tool” (see also chapter 2).
In January, the LED, jointly with the management of the MoI’s Financial Investigation Unit
(FIU), produced a Report on the Economic Crime Suppression Programmatic Activities. The
report comprises the lessons learned from a series of study trips to various European
countries, where useful advice was gained in the area of financial intelligence, asset seizure
and anti-money laundering. The final report was released as a booklet and formally adopted
by the Minister’s Cabinet. The 16 recommendations of this report will serve as a basis for
future development of the economic crime suppression program in the Ministry of Interior.
The Department, in accordance with these recommendations, organized its priorities for
2011 and 2012.
In support of the MoI to expand its capacity in fighting organized financial crime, the LED
facilitated a study visit for representatives of the MoI Department for the Suppression of
Organized Financial Crime to the United Kingdom in September 2011. The visited institutions
were: the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service (CIFAS) and the
Police Academy in Bramshill, where specialized training courses in money laundering
investigations and corruption were introduced to the delegation. Some of the topics that were
explored during the visit were SFO internal organizational structures and protocols of internal
communication; the misuse of EU pre-access funds; corruption; insurance and credit card
frauds; large corporate fraud and bribery. The representatives also had the opportunity to
exchange experiences with their counterparts and to communicate with other Government
agencies. The outcomes of the study visit were going to be presented in a comparative
analysis report with recommendations that were to be used by the LED and the MoI for
planning future joint activities.
Upon request from the MoI Department for Suppression of Organized Financial Crime, the
Department hosted the first meeting of the International Community Forum on Economic
Crime with the aim to streamline and better co-ordinate international assistance to the MoI
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