Counter-Terrorism
On 1-5 April, the Mission organized a four-day workshop on the National Action Plan 20132014, led by a Slovenian expert. The workshop addressed measures for the prevention of
and the fight against terrorism. Participants were representatives of the Ministry of Defence,
MoI, Police Directorate, Agency for Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, Agency
for National Security and the Special Anti-terrorist Unit. The draft Action Plan discussed
includes new measures in line with international standards, which should provide for more
effective action in preventing and fighting terrorism. At the event, participants also identified
relevant indicators to be used in a Terrorism Threat Assessment in Montenegro.
Financial Investigations
As part of its on-going support to the Judicial Training Centre (JTC) in implementing the
Governmental Anti-Corruption Training Programme for the Judiciary, the Mission, UNDP and
the JTC together with the Mission’s Rule of Law and Human Resources Programme coorganized two training seminars. The sessions were attended by judges, prosecutors from
the department of the Supreme State Prosecutor for Corruption and Organized Crime, the
police and representatives of state authorities dealing with the fight against corruption. The
first seminar, held from 21-22 March, focused on the third pillar of the Programme –
Investigating Corruption Offences and Related Issues – and enabled participants to
exchange experiences and knowledge on financial investigation and confiscation of illegally
achieved assets. The second seminar, held from 26-27 March, focused on the first pillar of
the Training Programme – Personal and Institutional Integrity – and allowed the exchange of
experiences and knowledge on personal and professional integrity of persons working in the
judiciary and state authorities, and to identify differences between non-ethical behaviour,
nepotism and other types of corruptive activities.
Trafficking in Human Beings
The situation in the area of THB had not changed significantly since 2012, with Montenegro
mainly being a transit country. In 2013, the Mission supported the Office of National Coordinator for the Fight against THB in fulfilling the measures of the Action Plan for
implementation of the National Strategy against Trafficking in Human Beings 2012-2018.
The Mission, in co-operation with Montenegrin Office for the Fight against Trafficking in
Human Beings, organized an event to promote the National Strategy against Trafficking in
Human Beings 2012–2018. The Mission’s assistance also included facilitating the entire
process of drafting and printing the Strategy and Action Plan for its implementation.
On 25-28 March, the Mission, together with the Police Directorate, organized a four-day
training programme on “Investigating Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration”. 20
participants from the Border and Crime Police, Customs Administration and the National
Coordinator's Office against Trafficking in Human beings attended the programme. The
training equipped participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively carry out
criminal investigations in human trafficking and illegal immigration. Participants became
aware of common human smuggling and trafficking methods, trends, routes, and the role and
importance of border controls. They also learned to prepare risk assessment maps of human
smuggling and trafficking routes into, out of, or transit through their country and to prepare
risk profiles based on comprehensive risk assessments of the means and methods used by
smugglers and traffickers. The programme also focused on counterfeiting, which often
accompanies these types of crimes. The trainers were two experts from the Turkish National
Police. At a panel discussion on the final day with senior police managers and prosecutors, it
was agreed that while co-operation between state agencies involved in anti-trafficking is
good, there was still room for improvement. The identification of potential victims and
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