National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan

12/13/2024 | Press release | Archived content

Joint seminar for representatives of law enforcement agencies and financial intelligence units of the CIS member countries

Joint seminar for representatives of law enforcement agencies and financial intelligence units of the CIS member countries

On December 11-12 , 2024, the joint seminar of the Council of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units of the CIS member countries, the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center, the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and the International Training and Methodological Center for Financial Monitoring of the Russian Federation was held at the National Bank of Tajikistan for representatives of law enforcement agencies on the topic "Advanced training of law enforcement officers in field of combating the financing terrorist and extremist activities."

There were more than 50 representatives of law enforcement agencies and financial intelligence units from the Russian Federation and the republics of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan attending the training.

According to the program, the participants were divided into two groups: a group of representatives of law enforcement agencies and a group of representatives of financial intelligence units, and they have attended the training sessions on the practical features of identifying and documenting crimes in the field of ​​combating money laundering and terrorism financing committed using cryptocurrency.

The seminar also included training sessions for participants on analyzing cryptocurrency transactions related to terrorist financing using open Internet sources and special software.

On the second day of classes, issues of threat emanating from the activities of terrorist groups were discussed and representatives of the CIS member states have exchanged views on the topic.

In conclusion, the participants of the event were awarded certificates by the International Training and Methodological Center for Financial Monitoring of the Russian Federation.

It should be noted that joint activities in the field of combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, the financing of terrorism and the financing of weapons of mass destruction proliferation are carried out by the Financial Monitoring Department under the National Bank of Tajikistan for law enforcement agencies and accountable institutions on the ongoing basis.

Financial Monitoring Department

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13.12.2024