POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS CENTRAL ASIA and civil society. According to a local representative from the MIA, 30 per cent of domestic violence denouncers, almost all women, withdraw their complaints for unspecified reasons. Specialized Investigations Units / Forensics On 6 and 18 March, the OiT supported two roundtables to discuss draft instructions; firstly, on witness protection when identifying possible offenders, and, secondly, on detainment and transfer of persons who are suspected of committing a crime. A total  of 21 representatives from the MIA, SCNS, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the  Coalition against Torture, the Bar Association, Ministry of Justice and the National Centre  for Legislation participated in discussions. They concluded by issuing an interdepartmental order on the proposed  recommendations, including a commended approval of both instructions. From 1-8 May, the  OiT organized and hosted a five-day theoretical and practical training on crime scene examination and forensic recovery of evidence for law enforcement agencies, focusing on international best practices and the use of modern international forensic techniques. The event brought together approx. 33 representatives of crime scene management, crime scene examination, and forensic evidential recovery from the MIA as well as representatives of the General Prosecutor’s Office and State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan. On 20 May, the OiT, in co-operation with the MIA, organized a third Working Group meeting to discuss draft guidelines on the procedure of witness identification of suspects while concealing the identity of the eyewitness from the suspect. The meeting was attended by representatives of the OiT, the MIA, the State Committee on National Security, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Bar Association, Ministry of Justice, National Centre for Legislation, Drug Control Agency, and Agency on State Financial Control and Fight against Corruption. Public Order and Crisis Management From 27 April to 3 April, the Office organized a weeklong training course on operational crisis management in emergency situations in order to develop the capacity of border-related agencies. Twenty-five officers from the Border Troops, the Customs Service, the Committee of Emergency Situation, and the MIA learned about crisis, disaster and risk management  concepts. The training was given by a crisis management expert from CEDARthree in London and a  national expert from the department of emergency situations at the MIA. From 21-24 July, the OiT organized a training course in Dushanbe on effective public order  management during mass events, with the focus on respecting human rights. Twenty-four senior managers and commanders from the MIA’s Special Forces took part. OSCE Office in Tajikistan Trainings for Dog Handlers from the MIA’s K-9 Centre in Dushanbe The following two activities are a reflection of the promising groundwork of the planned activities for the sustainability of the MIA’s K-9 Centre in Dushanbe. Ř From 2-13 November, the OiT organized a training for 22 dog handlers from the MIA’s K-9 Centre in Dushanbe, delivered by an Austrian expert. The participants were trained on principles and methods, and engaged in a series of practical exercises to enhance their skills on service dog handling in the process of detecting explosives, with Austrian methods of training firearms and drugs; dogs for searching for drugs and Ř From 14-18 December, the OiT supported a study tour to Austria’s Federal Police Dog Training Centre in Bad Kreuzen for eight officials from the MIA’s K-9 Centre in Dushanbe. The tour acquainted the Tajik counterparts explosives, and tracking dead bodies. The visit introduced participants to the training capabilities of service dogs and aimed at building inter-agency and international co-operation in this sphere. 119