MoI in developing a new National Strategy for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. The
Crime Police Service established closer links with regional partners as a result of a Missionfunded regional meeting on intelligence co-operation and information sharing among police
in the western Balkans. Additional efforts were made by the Mission and the respective
Ministries of Interior to enhance the informant handling model and its implementation at the
regional level. The Mission organized intelligence-led policing and cybercrime activities in the
fight against serious and organized crime. In co-operation with the Police Directorate, the
Mission delivered training to approximately 250 police officers in the development of a more
efficient system for combating domestic violence.
On 27 March, the Mission, in co-operation with the Ministry of Interior, organized a regional
workshop to discuss the criminal threat posed by the emergence of motorcycle gangs in
South-Eastern Europe. Participants, comprising 28 officers of the police services of Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, as well as from Kosovo17, identified areas to improve co-operation, shared
information and strengthened contacts. Besides the six delegations and representatives of
the Montenegrin Intelligence and Organized Crime units, international experts from Europol
and the Swedish and Danish police gave lectures on European and Nordic procedures,
trends and tools in combating organized crime committed by motorcycle gangs.
On 10 and 11 April in Becici, the Mission, in co-operation with the US Embassy and the
Judiciary Training Centre, organized a regional conference, which presented the first ever
guide on cybercrime designed as a tool for the judiciary, prosecution and law enforcement
officers. The conference was attended by 45 judges, prosecutors and police representatives
from Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, who exchanged opinions,
experiences and practices in the area of implementing the Criminal Procedure Code related
to combating cybercrime.
On 29 and 30 April, the Mission supported the Property Directorate’s Department for
Management of Seized and Confiscated Assets by providing specialized capacity building
training on enforcement of relevant legislation, which was led by experts from Croatia. The
training provided ten employees of the Directorate and Ministry of Justice with practical
guidance on five key areas. The training was part of the Mission’s assistance to improve
professional capacity of the Property Directorate in their everyday work in fighting organized
crime and corruption.
On 7 May, the Mission’s expert on organized crime presented a guest lecture at the Faculty
of Political Science at the University of Montenegro, Department of Civil Security on the use
of criminal intelligence in assessing threats of organized crime. Examples were given of the
increase in organized crime groups operations in the West Balkans and efforts by
Montenegro to introduce new policing methods.
On 19 and 20 May, the Mission supported the Judicial Training Centre in implementing the
governmental “Anti-Corruption Training Programme for Judiciary” by organising a seminar
focused on investigating new trends of financial crime for 20 judges, prosecutors, police and
other state officials. The event, which formed part of a cross-dimensional project
implemented by the Mission’s Rule of Law and Human Rights Programme and its Police-Law
Enforcement Programme, enabled participants to interact with colleagues and experts from
Bosnia and Herzegovina in exploring best practices for conducting financial investigations
and confiscation of assets obtained through corruption and organized crime. The seminar
was co-organized by the Police Directorate, Office of Special Prosecutor for Fighting
Organised Crime and Corruption and the Administration for Prevention of Money Laundering
and Terrorism Financing.
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All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text should be understood in full
compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.
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