International Association of Prosecutors

All organisational and individual members of the IAP are invited to join us for a webinar organised by the International Association of Prosecutors Global Training Academy. Webinar:           Prosecuting cases of police corruption     Date / time:      09:00 EST / 15:00 CET, Tuesday 11 February 2025 Speakers:           Jeffrey Blumberg, Former Federal Prosecutor, US Department of Justice                             Police corruption cases involving illegal drugs                               Paul Louw, Head Security Focus Area, Senior Deputy Director, Investigating Directorate, National Prosecuting Authority, South Africa     Facilitator:         Shenaz Muzaffer, General Counsel, International Association of Prosecutors                               An effective justice system requires the public to trust that law enforcement officers will uphold the law fairly, without bias, and without corruption. When those individuals who are entrusted with enforcing the law instead become the perpetrators of criminal activity, it significantly erodes public confidence in the police and in the integrity of the criminal justice system, and can lead to grave human rights violations and consequences. However, prosecuting police corruption – which can include bribery, abuse of power and cover-ups – is an inherently difficult task, which can involve complex legal, institutional and political challenges. Ensuring accountability and transparency in relation to the actions of law enforcement is essential, and prosecutors must be conscious of some of the particular difficulties that may be encountered in ensuring that law enforcement officers who commit criminal activity are bought to justice. This webinar will improve knowledge of prosecuting police corruption cases, providing practical case examples and discussing lessons learned from dealing with these complex but vitally important prosecutions. This one-hour webinar will be held in English and no interpretation will be provided. However, attendees can access live automated translated captions via the Zoom platform during the webinar. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance. The webinar is open to all IAP organisational and individual members. Please note that this webinar will be recorded. For more details, please contact Ms. Irina Beridze, Executive Programme Manager of the IAP, at epm@iap-association.org We look forward to welcoming you at the webinar!

All organisational and individual members of the IAP are invited to join us for a webinar organised by the International Association of Prosecutors Global Training Academy and the International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre (IACCC). Webinar:           Supporting the global fight against grand corruption: An introduction to the International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre   Date / time:      14:30-15:45 CET, Tuesday 28 January 2025 Speakers:           Michael Petkov                             Deputy Head, IACCC, National Crime Agency   Grace Wood Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), RCMP Embed at the IACCC   Facilitator:         Shenaz Muzaffer                             General Counsel, International Association of Prosecutors The IACCC brings together specialist law enforcement officers from multiple agencies around the world to tackle allegations of grand corruption, including the bribery of public officials, embezzlement, abuse of function, and the laundering of the proceeds of crime. The IACCC aims to provide coordinated support for law enforcement agencies by collating and disseminating real time intelligence, with a focus on the identification of assets, accounts and money flows suspected to be connected to allegations of grand corruption. The IACCC is hosted by the UK’s National Crime Agency and became operational in July 2017. This webinar will enable attendees to better understand the work of the IACCC in the fight against corruption and bribery, and the ways in which prosecutors may be able to utilise the IACCC to support investigations and prosecutions into such cases. It will underpin the importance to prosecutors of early and constructive engagement and liaison with law enforcement agencies and centres and provide real-life case examples to demonstrate the operational impact of the work of the IACCC. This 75-minute webinar will be held in English and no interpretation will be provided. However, attendees can access live automated translated captions via the Zoom platform during the webinar. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance. The webinar is open to all IAP organisational and individual members. Please note that this webinar will be recorded. For more details, please contact Ms. Irina Beridze, Executive Programme Manager of the IAP, at epm@iap-association.org We look forward to welcoming you at the webinar!

It was a pleasure to participate in the 3rd IAP Asia-Pacific Workshop hosted by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea in Seoul last week. The workshop bought together delegates from fifteen jurisdictions in the region for practical discussions and the exchange of knowledge and best practice on topics including international cooperation, cybercrime, drugs crime, cryptocurrency and scam crimes. The presentations were highly informative and interesting, and the workshop was also a great opportunity for all delegates to expand their professional networks. Many thanks to the SPO for hosting such a constructive and enjoyable event.

All organisational and individual members of the IAP are invited to join us for a webinar organised by the International Association of Prosecutors Global Training Academy and the National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance (NCFTA)   Webinar:           Disrupting cyber-related threats: A collaborative approach between law enforcement and the private sector   Date / time:      09:00-10:00 EST / 15:00-16:00 CET, Monday 13 January 2025 Speakers:           Jay Kramer, Managing Director, NCFTA New York                             Presentation topic: NCFTA Overview                               Melanie Stavenow, Intelligence Analyst II, Malware and Cyber Threats                             Presentation topic: Cross-sector operational collaboration                               Will McKeen, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Cyber Division                             Presentation topic: How the FBI leverages NCFTA   Facilitator:         Shenaz Muzaffer, General Counsel, International Association of Prosecutors                               Established in 2002, the NCFTA provides a confidential forum that enables the private sector and law enforcement to work together to identify and disrupt cyber-related threats. It supports two-way information sharing and the creation of actionable intelligence. It enables participants to share their threat intelligence, to validate it, and to disrupt it – either through sharing defensive measures and/or by supporting law enforcement efforts. Participants are primarily from business and law enforcement. NCFTA focuses on the disruption of cyber threats in three areas – malware and cyber threats, cyber financial (for financial industry stakeholders) and brand and consumer protection. As part of its portfolio, NCFTA offers training to better equip investigators and researchers to identify and combat cyber threats, with courses on topics including dark web operations, cryptocurrency, and organised cyber crime. This webinar will improve knowledge among prosecutors of the work of the NCFTA and underscore the importance of early and greater collaboration between law enforcement and prosecutors. It will explore the benefits to be obtained from cross-sector operational collaboration in the investigation and prosecution of cyber crime and, with input from the FBI, will highlight the advantages that can be obtained from engagement between the private sector and law enforcement. This one-hour webinar will be held in English and no interpretation will be provided. However, attendees can access live automated translated captions via the Zoom platform during the webinar. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance. The webinar is open to all IAP organisational and individual members. Please note that this webinar will be recorded. For more details, please contact Ms. Irina Beridze, Executive Programme Manager of the IAP, at epm@iap-association.org We look forward to welcoming you at the webinar!

All organisational and individual members of the IAP are invited to join us for a webinar organised jointly by the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) Global Training Academy in conjunction with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Webinar:           The role of FATF in combatting money laundering and terrorist financing Date / time:      14:00 – 15:00 hrs Central European Time (CEST), Wednesday 04 December 2024 Speakers: 1. Sofia Ramirez Policy analyst AML-CFT, Risk and Data Unit, Financial Action Task Force   Title of presentation: Enhancing Global Cooperation: FATF’s role in combating money laundering and terrorist financing 2. Maarten Pijls Senior National Advisor on CFT Prosecutions and Sanctions, National Prosecution Service, Netherlands Title of presentation: Experience from prosecution involved in FATF   3. Yiwen Ng Policy Analyst, Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre, INTERPOL   Title of presentation: INTERPOL’s multi-faceted collaboration with the FATF The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.  It sets international standards that aim to prevent these illegal activities and the harm they cause to society. The FATF Recommendations ensure a co-ordinated global response to prevent organised crime, corruption and terrorism.  They help authorities go after the money of criminals dealing in illegal drugs, human trafficking and other crimes.  The FATF carries out research into evolving methods and trends to assist countries in identifying, assessing and understanding their money laundering and terrorist financing risks.  Once these risks are properly understood, countries will be able to implement more effective measures to mitigate the risks. The FATF also monitors countries to ensure they implement the FATF Standards fully and effectively. This webinar will examine the FATF’s role in combatting money laundering and terrorist financing through enhancing global cooperation, and will also give perspectives from both law enforcement and a prosecutor in relation to their engagement with the FATF to ensure effective collaboration. This webinar will be held in English and no interpretation will be provided. However, attendees can access live automated translated captions via the Zoom platform during the webinar. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance. The webinar is open to all IAP organisational and individual members. For more details, please contact Ms. Irina Beridze, Executive Programme Manager of the IAP, at epm@iap-association.org   We look forward to welcoming you at the webinar!

The General Counsel is very pleased to be at the UN Headquarters in Vienna this week, joining colleagues from around the world for the 12th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime. The Conference was established to improve the capacity of States Parties to combat transnational organised crime and to promote and review the implementation of the Convention. She was delighted to make an intervention in the plenary hall today on behalf of the International Association of Prosecutors on international cooperation, in which she encouraged States to make the fullest use possible of the UNTOC and also identified some of the challenges to its operation and possible mitigations.

Dear IAP member After closing a very successful Annual Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan two weeks back we now directed full focus at the delivery of another succesful event being the 18th IAP European Regional Conference, which is which is hosted in St Julians, Malta from 6 – 8 November 2024 by the Office of the Attorney General of Malta under the theme “Emerging crime trends in Europe”. Link to confernce website: https://lnkd.in/dBm2Gn_A If you are interested in attending this conference, but not fulfilling criteria for attending (being a member of the IAP) please contact me via ed@iap-association.org Janne Holst Hübner Executive Director of IAP

The 29th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the IAP took place from 29 September - 02 October 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The conference bought together 463 participants from 99 countries and jurisdictions, and from 10 international organisations, to discuss the overall theme of 'The role of the prosecutor in upholding the rule of law'. Delegates heard from more than 100 speakers from over 50 countries and from 7 international organisations on a diverse range of topics including supporting victims and witnesses, cybercrime, cryptocurrency, economic crime, environmental crime, stakeholder collaboration, and international cooperation. The IAP would like to extend their sincere thanks to the conference host, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan, for their wonderful organisation, exceptional hard work, and very generous hospitality in hosting this conference. We would also like to thank all speakers and chairs for their contributions to the professional programme and for taking the time to share their expertise and knowledge with the other conference delegates, and to all delegates for participating in the conference so constructively and enthusiastically. We are now looking forward to our forthcoming Regional Conferences in Malta and Hong Kong next month, and to the next Annual Conference in Singapore next September.

All organisational and individual members of the IAP are invited to join us for a webinar organised by the International Association of Prosecutors Global Training Academy and the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ). Webinar:           Violent Extremism – The threat environment and impact of technological advancements   Date / time:      14:00 – 15:00 hrs CET, Friday 15 November 2024 Speakers:           Gail Fisk Malone, Director of Programs, IIJ                             How REMVE actors exploit emerging tech for violent extremist purposes   Winthrop Wells, Senior Manager, Programs and Policy, IIJ Comparing the REMVE threat environment in Europe with South America Formally inaugurated in June 2014, the IIJ works to strengthen and enhance the competencies of criminal justice practitioners and other stakeholders to address terrorism and related transnational crime within a rule of law framework, and to promote cooperation and information exchange on a national, regional and international level. The IIJ delivers its objectives through the design and delivery of capacity-building programmes, the development and implementation of international good practices and the development of strategies to address the evolving nature of terrorism, violent extremism and transnational crime worldwide. Racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE)(also known as violent right-wing extremism) is increasing globally, presenting a dangerous and increasingly transnational threat. Many individuals who are involved in REMVE incitement, recruitment and radicalisation are loosely connected, often in the online space (compared to the more structured and hierarchical global jihadist organisations), which poses significant challenges for law enforcement in uncovering and dismantling plots and related activity. Criminal justice practitioners have a critical role to play in countering this growing threat, and must take a multi-faceted approach involving all sectors of the criminal justice system to tackle this criminality. This webinar will consider how REMVE actors seek to exploit technologies including generative artificial intelligence and chatbots, immersive online gaming platforms, and 3-D printed weapons for their criminal purposes, and will also compare the REMVE threat environment in Europe with that in South America. This one-hour webinar will be held in English and no interpretation will be provided. However, attendees can access translated captions via the Zoom platform during the webinar. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance. The webinar is open to all IAP organisational and individual members. Please note that this webinar will be recorded. For more details, please contact Ms. Irina Beridze, Executive Programme Manager of the IAP, at epm@iap-association.org

All organisational and individual members of the IAP are invited to join us for a webinar organised by the International Association of Prosecutors Global Training Academy and the United Nations Counter Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UN CTED). Webinar:           Investigating and Prosecuting the Destruction, Looting and Trafficking of Cultural Heritage by Terrorist Groups   Date / time:      09:30 – 10:45 hrs Eastern Time / 15:30 – 16:45 hrs CET, Thursday 31 October 2024 Speakers:           Agathe Sarfati                             Political Affairs Officer, Political Research and Analysis Team, UN CTED   Colonel Matthew Bogdanos Manhattan Assistant District Attorney and Chief of the Antiquities Trafficking Unit, New York   Facilitator:         Shenaz Muzaffer                             General Counsel, International Association of Prosecutors Since the early 1980’s, terrorist and insurgent groups have been exploiting the lucrative illegal market for cultural artifacts to fund their activities, capitalising on regional smuggling networks and exploiting conflicts to facilitate their operations. This webinar aims to enhance the understanding of prosecutors of the scope of this phenomenon and to improve the criminal justice response to combatting cultural heritage smuggling and its links to terrorism. It will provide an overview of the UN Security Council’s approach to addressing the terrorist destruction and looting of property, and seeks to examine some of the obstacles to uncovering links between terrorism financing and antiquities smuggling. It aims to underscore the importance and impact of close collaboration between domestic and international stakeholders to tackle this threat, and to highlight the significance of effective parallel financial investigations. This 75-minute webinar will be held in English and no interpretation will be provided. However, attendees can access live automated interpretation and translated captions via the Zoom platform during the webinar. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance. The webinar is open to all IAP organisational and individual members. Please note that this webinar will not be recorded. For more details, please contact Ms. Irina Beridze, Executive Programme Manager of the IAP, at epm@iap-association.org We look forward to welcoming you at the webinar!