POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS central ASIA banks. International experts familiarized participants with methodological frameworks and quantitative indicators to carry out risk-based supervision of financial institutions and reviewed best practices in collecting evidence and investigating cybercrime incidents. The course also covered information security, protection of personal data and aspects of complying with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. From 24 to 28 September, in Moscow, the Russian Federation, the Office supported the participation of the Deputy Head of the Financial Monitoring Committee in the seminar for expert-evaluators organized by the FATF, the EAG, and the CoE's Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures. The seminar covered the process of mutual evaluation and means of complying with FATF recommendations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. From 16 to 20 October, in Burabay, the Office facilitated the organization of a five-day training seminar aimed at further building the host country’s capacity to counter terrorist financing. The course was organized by the TNTD and UNODC/GPML, the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the GPO of Kazakhstan and the EAG. It brought together some 20 government officials who were trained by international experts and six local trainers on improving interagency co-operation in disrupting terrorist financing and strengthening Kazakhstan’s compliance with international standards, in particular the UN Security Council Resolutions, the FATF’s standards and the OSCE commitments. From 31 October to 1 November, in Almaty, the Office supported a two-day training seminar for staff of Kazakhstan’s Central Bank on the application of a risk-based approach in AML/CFT supervision of financial institutions. Some 20 participants from the Central Bank learned the key characteristics of risk-based AML/CFT supervision, ways of identifying potential risks and taking preventive measures for mitigating them from experts from Guernsey and Liechtenstein. From 19 to 23 November, the Office, in co-operation with the Financial Monitoring Committee and the U.S. Embassy in Nur-Sultan, organized a course on strategic analysis. Some 20 representatives from the Financial Monitoring Committee and Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the GPO enhanced their skills in carrying out strategic analysis of available and accessible data and information related to AML/ CFT. Counter-Terrorism & P/C VERLT On 10 and 11 May, the Office participated in an OSCE-wide conference in Rome on “The Reverse Flow of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs): Challenges for the OSCE Area and Beyond”, and facilitated the participation at the event of representatives from the National Security Committee, the GPO, as well as a representative of civil society. The participants discussed new opportunities for co-operation, including programmes on the reintegration of those convicted of crimes related to VERLT. From 28 to 29 June, the Office, in co-operation with the TNTD, organized a regional seminar on countering the use of the internet for terrorist purposes for some 50 Central Asian judges, prosecutors, investigators and lawmakers. The event included discussions on areas such as legal frameworks on countering the use of the internet for terrorist purposes, the use of open source intelligence, and the protection and recovery of forensic data in investigations of crimes related to the misuse of the internet by terrorists and violent extremist groups. The seminar aimed to strengthen national capabilities and sustain inter-regional counter-terrorism responses by assisting practitioners to effectively investigate and prosecute the use of the internet for terrorist purposes in compliance with international human rights standards. From 16 to 20 July, in Koschi, the Office co-organized a five-day training course to strengthen the capacity of crisis negotiators from across Kazakhstan. The event was organized together with the Law Enforcement Agencies Academy, the Embassy of Israel and the Ministry of Public Security of Israel. The course was led by experts of the Israeli Police to prepare State officials to respond to crisis situations such as hostage taking, and manage the negotiation process from start to finish. Topics included active listening, operative reaction, and structure of negotiation groups, time management, and the tactical role of intelligence in negotiations, means of communication, third-party intermediaries and organizing a co-ordinated response. These sessions were complemented by technical discussions and simulated exercises based on real-life cases that the Israeli Police had dealt with in the past. On 4 and 5 December, the Deputy HoO spoke at the opening of a seminar on the rehabilitation of those convicted of crimes related to violent extremism, including returning FTFs, with a specific focus on their families. The seminar was organized for 20 officials from the National Security Committee, the MoI, the Law Enforcement Academy under the GPO, the Ministry of Social Development and civil society representatives. Experts from the United Kingdom presented case studies and examples of methods that have been successful in rehabilitation programmes for FTFs and 131