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08-06-2018

Specialized Training Program for professional capacity growth in combating money laundering – Session I

During June 7-8 2018, Academy of Justice in cooperation with the EU funded project “Further support to Kosovo institutions in the fight against organized crime, corruption and violent extremism” implemented by B&S Europe, conducted the first session of the Specialized Training for professional capacity growth in combating money laundering.

Purpose of this training was to enhance the participants knowledge related to legal infrastructure for fighting money laundering, forms or actions to be undertaken in fighting money laundering, as well as problems that occur in practice with the purpose of efficient implementation of respective mechanisms.

This training targeted to elaborate criminal offences of money laundering that fall under the most serious crimes, which impedes economic development of society. As a form of criminality, money laundering is manifested in different forms, like: fiscal evasion, various criminal activities, money laundering, etc.

All crimes that relate to money laundering are committed by undertaking criminal activities. These crimes seriously undermine democracy development and the rule of law, by violating the human rights, safety and economic growth of a country.

Beneficiaries of this training were judges of the Appeals Court, prosecutors of the Special Prosecution Office, as well as judges and prosecutors of the Basic instance.

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