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this area. Participants also learned about different intelligence
collection techniques, multiple intelligence approaches,
intelligence report writing and other means of gathering
information from victims and witnesses of terrorist acts, and
individuals with VERLT potential.
From 9 to 11 July, the Mission organized on-the-job training
on operational planning and management in cases of terror
attacks delivered at the London Metropolitan Police to
four participants of the KP Counter-Terrorism Directorate.
The purpose of the training was to enhance the skills of
participating trainers in practical planning and management
of terrorist cases, while closely working and discussing with
their counterparts on potential on-going cases and sharing
practical experiences in the prevention and investigation of
terrorist cases. The KP officers had the opportunity to meet
representatives of the National Digital Exploitation Unit,
Fusion Intelligence Unit and Central Police Operations
Room, Forensic Management Team and Crime Disruption
Unit, and to become familiar with the use of every tactic and
method to mitigate the threat during a counter-terrorism
investigation.
On 12 and 13 July, the Mission delivered a training that was
aimed to empower and promote the role of policewomen in
P/C VERLT. Participants were 18 policewomen working in
community policing and investigation units of the KP. The
training focused on the fact that prevention and safeguarding
is everyone’s moral obligation, irrespective of the status and
the role they undertake, and whether they have a direct contact
or responsibility in P/C VERLT. During the activity, women
police officers were taught how to develop skills through
scenario-based exercises in order to identify behavioural
changes that can be associated with VERLT, enabling them to
contribute to the prevention of this phenomenon.
In addition, 16 of these policewomen received a ToT on
P/C VERLT by the Mission, which took place from 16 to
19 October. Building on the previous module, this training
further equipped the police women with new skills to
effectively deliver in-house training on P/C VERLT-related
issues to other women in police regional stations, as well as to
the representatives of community safety forums. The course
also taught the participants how to transmit a thorough
understanding of violent extremism, radicalization and
terrorism, and covered illustrations of the police role through
worldwide case studies, both successful and failed attempts.
Hence, the training involved a range of practical work, group
discussions and scenario-based exercises in order to develop
the skills of participants, which will help them to create a
rapport with targeted audiences, and share their experiences
as trainers.
From 12 to 14 September, the Mission brought together
around 20 representatives of relevant institutions to a
workshop it had organized in close co-operation with the
Kosovo Co-ordinator against VERLT and the Security Council
Secretariat of the Office of the Prime Minister in order to
review and amend the Strategy and Action Plan on Prevention
of VERLT 2015-2020. During the workshop, it was jointly
agreed to take out a number of activities from the action plan
that were deemed irrelevant, and at the same time amend and
add a number of other activities to adjust it to the needs and
circumstances currently considered priorities in Kosovo. In
particular the strategic objective that covers de-radicalization
and reintegration of radicalized persons was enriched with
new activities.
From 1 to 7 October, the Mission also supported the
Kosovo Co-ordinator against VERLT and two officials of the
Security Council Secretariat within the Office of the Prime
Minister in meeting their counterparts from Podgorica,
Sarajevo, Skopje and Tirana. These research visits provided
an excellent opportunity for the delegation members to
familiarize themselves with the security policies in the region,
particularly those for P/C VERLT. Additionally, participants
learned about the overall engagements and judicial responses
of their counterparts, exchanged practices and experiences on
the implementation of existing legal documents, and shared
information on the current situation, challenges and ways
forward. De-radicalization and reintegration of radicalized
persons into the society was given a priority in the discussions.
On 31 October and 1 November, the Mission delivered a
specialized training course on terrorism financing to 17
participants of the FIU, KP, Special Prosecution Office, KAPS
and judiciary. The main elements of the course involved
terrorist fund raising and its movement, collating and
utilizing financial information, intelligence sharing and FTFs.
Particular focus was placed on improving participants’
understanding of terrorist financing risks and the content of
the FATF's global recommendations on terrorist financing
2018, comprising the overriding legal and regulatory
framework.
From May to November, the Mission supported the KP in
facilitating four one-day seminars on P/C VERLT through the
community policing mechanism. In line with the strategies on
P/C VERLT and on community policing, these seminars aimed
to acquaint the participating police officers with the need to
promote a multi-dimensional understanding of the threats
of VERLT, emphasizing the role of women in the prevention
efforts. Police representatives were briefed about the role of
first line officers, sector policing approach, and signs for early
identification of extremism and radicalization. In addition
to a presentation on the inclusive model of engagement in
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