Initial training program activities conducted for the newly appointed prosecutors during August

Academy of Justice in its Initial training program continues carrying out trainings for the newly appointed state prosecutors.

During August, the theoretical training component for the newly appointed prosecutors conducted 12 trainings from he module on “Criminal procedure Code” and the module on “National and International legislation”.

Under the sub-module on the “European Union Legislation” AJ delivered five training sessions, where prosecutors had the opportunity to extend their knowledge about the integration processes (in the context of integration and extension), and to understand in details the EU functioning, familiarize with the its institutions, their nature and competencies; acquaint with the EU legislation, and relation of this legislation with the national and international one, and the judicial review procedures.

Also, under the sub-module on “Evidence in criminal procedure” four trainings were held in which the participants were trained about: ensuring evidence in the initial police actions, ensuring evidence through covert measures of surveillance and investigation, evidence in the investigation stage, as well as search, sequestration and expertise.  Also, under the sub-module on “Witnesses and injured parties in criminal proceeding” two trainings were conducted, where the newly appointed prosecutors extended their knowledge about legal infrastructure functioning in relation to witnesses in criminal proceeding, distinction between usual witnesses, privileged witnesses, witnesses that cannot testify, witnesses waived of the testimony, witnesses with special needs, cooperative witnesses and protected witnesses, as well as correct application of the witness examination and the witnesses testimony.

During this period, the newly appointed prosecutors attended eleven days of practical training in their respective prosecution offices as planned in the training program. Whereas within the trainings in non-judicial institutions, they visited the Correction Service, respectively the High security prison.

The initial training is being undertaken by 22 newly appointed prosecutors, three of them are of the Serbian community.