4.4 Mission to Montenegro OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported enhancing police integrity Ř The Mission, jointly with DCAF, oversight scrutiny, which Ř The Mission and DCAF have provided mentor support to the resulted in accusations of police recognized the format of the in- MoI and Police in enhancing misconduct, abuse of powers, house “cascade” learning training, police integrity, with the aim to extensive use of force, human by developing and using police restore and to further enhance rights violations and corruption; internal resources as trainers as public trust, thus to build legitimacy, which is a prerequisite for effective policing; Ř Throughout 2015, police in Montenegro have been exposed Ř Assuming police integrity as a pre-requisite for effective policing, its promotion should a low-cost and self-sustainable model in the long run; Ř The model was piloted in the be considered a continuous form of e-courses on integrity for process; managers; the scheme will be to higher external and internal Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Organized Crime From 18-20 April, the Mission’s expert on  organized crime delivered a three-day training on ILP, organized in cooperation with the PD, for 15 police officers from local police stations at the PA in Danilovgrad. The aim was to strengthen the participant’s knowledge on ILP, to promote its use in local and regional policing, and to stress the importance of intelligence work in the fight against serious and organized crime. On 15 May, additional lectures were given in Danilovgrad on the ILP concept and methodology as well as on its institutional and human resources requirements. The events were organized in co-operation with national senior police investigators. further developed in 2016. Financial Investigations, Anti-Money Laundering and Seizures of Criminal Proceeds From 4-5 June, the Mission organized a seminar on “Financial Investigations, Money Laundering, and Provision of Evidence”, in co-operation with the Judicial Training Centre of Montenegro and the US Embassy in Podgorica. Serbian and US experts presented their experiences in prosecuting criminal cases of corruption and organized crime. The aim of the seminar was to enhance the participant’s knowledge of financial investigations, specifically in relation to money laundering and confiscation of illicit assets. Judges in the Special Department for Corruption and Organized Crime, police officers, and representatives of the Special State Prosecution Office and relevant state authorities participated in the seminar. SCoP funded the participation of two police finance investigators from the newly established Police Finance Investigation Unit of the Crime Police Sector. Criminal Investigations and Analysis From 11-12 June, the Mission and the PD organized a joint two-day seminar on ILP for 24 analysts from the PD’s Special Verification Unit. The event focused particularly on the latest changes made to the organization and on the division of positions in the PD at a national and local level. The aim of the event was to further strengthen the skills of intelligence officers in line with international standards. 68 Cross-Border Co-operation in Criminal Matters From 1-2 June, the Mission supported the participation of the MoI’s General Director of Montenegro, Directorate for International Co-operation and EU Integrations in the OSCE Conference “Tackling Emerging Transnational Threats in the Mediterranean Region through Information Sharing and Co-operation” in Monaco. The conference’s goal was to strengthen an international dialogue on methods and good practices to increase the capacities of national institutions regarding irregular migration-related challenges. The OSCE

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