Police Development On 18 November, the Centre and the MoIA co-organized a public discussion of the draft Law on Fingerprint and Genomic Registration in Astana. Some 50 government officials, parliamentarians, legal experts, representatives of civil society and academia discussed the advantages of fingerprint and genomic registration in countering different types of crime and the technical aspects of introducing the law. Special attention was paid to the importance of due regard for respect for human rights, as well as potential problems with introducing such a system, including possible breaches in data security and false accusations. On 24-25 October, the Centre supported the participation of three representatives from the Prosecutor General’s Office, the MoIA and the Agency on Fighting Economic and Corruption Crimes in the Annual Police Experts Meeting in Vienna, Austria (see also chapter 2.2). Training Development On 25 October, the Centre, in partnership with the MoIA and the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law NGO, organized a master class on human rights education for 20 police college instructors from various regions in Astana. The seminars built on the outcomes and recommendations of the Centre’s multi-year project launched in 2010 aimed at establishing human rights education as an integral curriculum component at the police training facilities. The Bureau’s trainers conducted courses with interactive elements introducing best practices and international experience. Participants also received an updated handbook in the Kazakh and Russian languages tailored to teach and train police officers on legal and practical aspects of human rights protection. Criminal Investigations/Criminal Intelligence On 4-5 April, the Centre supported a workshop in Burabay on the revised “Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Standards.” The workshop was organized by the World Bank and Kazakhstan’s Committee for Financial Monitoring of the Finance Ministry with the support of the OCEEA and the US Embassy in Kazakhstan. Some 60 participants from Kazakhstan’s ministries, law-enforcement agencies, and financial institutions, designated non-financial businesses and professions, and national professional associations studied the recent revisions to the FATF international standards. The revisions addressed ways to combat money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The implementation of the revised FATF was expected to increase financial transparency and strengthen security nationally, regionally and globally. From 1-4 October, the Centre, in co-operation with the MoIA, organized a four-day training seminar on a legislative framework to combat money laundering derived from drug trafficking in Almaty. Some 25 representatives from the Police Academy in Almaty and regional departments of internal affairs responsible for investigating money laundering-related crimes learned about best international practices in tracing funds and prosecuting cases involving the laundering of drug money. Experts from the United States shared their country’s experience in combating the crime. Participants also learned how profits from drug trafficking are channelled to finance terrorism. The Head of the TNTD/ATU was among the expert speakers at the seminar. He also met the MoIA’s Academy managers to discuss possible cooperation. Anti-Corruption On 3-4 October, the Centre supported a two-day national training seminar on preventing and combating corruption in Almaty for over 25 high- and mid-level experts from the law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan. The event was co-organized by the OSCE Centre in 129