Thirty-five representatives of police, judiciary, prosecution and the Financial Intelligence Unit are going through a hands-on training on processing economic crime cases, from investigation to adjudication, organized within the framework of the CoE/EU Horizontal Facility Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro.
During the three days, participants are discussing with Council of Europe experts financial investigation tactics, evidence gathering, informal and formal mutual legal assistance, asset recovery, and proof standards. Lessons learned are being implemented through work on two hypothetical economic crime cases where participants are being asked to process the cases from initial allegations to adjudication, by collecting and analyzing evidence, developing strategies, working through an inter-agency approach, and considering evidentiary burdens. Mixed composition of five investigative teams encouraged institutional coordination and exchange of data, as well as discussions on frequent obstacles for effective investigation. First exercise resulted in two convictions.
This training will be replicated in 2019, under the Action against Economic Crime in Albania and Action against Economic Crime in "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".
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