premises.
From 26-27 June, the OiT facilitated the participation of 1 MIA official at the 8th Operational
Working Group meeting of the Project KALKAN/INTERPOL on “Terrorist Routes from/to
Conflict Zones and Lessons to be Learnt on De-Radicalization” in Istanbul, Turkey.
On 2 July, the OiT, in close co-operation with the TNTD/SPMU and UNODC, organized a
Regional Conference on “Combating Cybercrime Threats”. 44 participants from different law
enforcement agencies, Embassies, internet provider companies and three experts were
involved in this activity.
On 1 October, the OiT, in co-operation with the TNTD/ATU, organized a National Roundtable
on “Preventive Measures to Hinder the Use of Explosives by Terrorists”. 26 representatives
from different state and private agencies participated in the event.
From November to December, the OiT conducted a “Needs Assessment on Counter
Terrorism Issues” among all local law enforcement agencies that are engaged in antiterrorism measures to assess current capacities of agencies to combat terrorism and
extremism phenomena. There was a necessity to conduct the needs assessment on
countering terrorism in order to better identify and prioritize the areas where the OSCE can
provide support and enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies in countering and
preventing terrorism issues. The needs assessment served as a basis for planning in 2014.
For follow-up processes, a comprehensive Needs Assessment Report was produced, which
was going to be considered by the OiT and its partners for 2014 and 2015.
On 10-12 December, the OiT, in co-operation with UNODC, and supported by the
TNTD/ATU, organized a regional workshop on "Sharing Practices in International
Cooperation for the Purpose of Investigation, Prosecution and Adjudication of Terrorism
Related Cases" in Dushanbe. The workshop convened 35 representatives from the General
Prosecutor’s Offices, financial monitoring bodies, national investigation departments of the
MIA and national security committees, as well as judges of municipal and supreme courts
from the Central Asian region. Participants exchanged experiences and discussed
challenges related to extradition, mutual legal assistance and co-operation between law
enforcement agencies to counter terrorism. Participants also discussed counter-terrorism
practices in the UK, the US, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan. Representatives from INTERPOL, the OiT and UNODC delivered presentations
and took part in the discussions.
Drug Trafficking
In March 2013, the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of the Republic of
Tajikistan printed and published its 2012 Annual Report on the drug situation in the Republic
of Tajikistan, which was financed and supported by the OSCE, within the OiT’s programme
to combat illicit drug trafficking. The Annual Report describes the efforts of law enforcement
agencies in 2012; reports on the drug situation in the country; the situation in Afghanistan;
analyses drug abuse and drug prevention efforts; as well as international co-operation of the
DCA. The OiT continued to support the publication of the Annual Report as part of a larger
public outreach initiative of the DCA in drug prevention efforts and in identifying the future
focus of investigations. 800 copies of the report were printed in the Tajik, Russian and
English languages and distributed among international and local law enforcement agencies.
The OiT has also supported a campaign on combating drug trafficking and drug prevention.
In 2013, the Drug Prevention Campaign was conducted by an implementing partner, the
public organization “Source of Life” with involvement of DCA staff. The campaign covered
nine regions, some of them neighbouring Afghanistan: Shurabad, Khovaling, Baljuvan, Panj,
Shaartuz, Mastchoh, Gonchi, Asht and Zafarabad. The campaign targeted some 10,000
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