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Scoping mission in Tirana, Albania (January 2011)

From 3-6 January 2011, in cooperation with the Council of Europe, experts of the International Center for Asset Recovery (ICAR) conducted a scoping/fact finding mission within the framework of the Project Against Corruption in Albania (PACA) in Tirana. The purpose of the mission was to assess the needs to the Support the School of Magistrates (SoM) and the Police Formation Center (PFC) regarding training programmes and materials on the following subjects:

-    Detection and Investigation of Corruption related offences;
-    Detection and Investigation of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism related offences;
-    Tracking Proceeds from Crime – Search and Seizure of Crime Proceeds aspects including  
international cooperation on these matters and
-    Professional/Adult Training Techniques

Various meetings with key law enforcement agencies involved in the fight against corruption and money laundering, including the Tirana District Prosecution Office ( Head of the Joint Investigative Unit -JIU-), the General  Directorate of Albanian State Police (ASP), the Bank of Albania (Central bank), the General Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering (FIU), the General Prosecution Office, the High Inspectorate for the Declaration and Audit of Assets (HIDAA), the School of Magistrates (SoM), the Ministry of Justice and other relevant stakeholders were held to learn about the Albanian criminal justice system.

Experts also identified and assessed existing relevant materials (such as OPDAT/PACA Manual for the Investigation of Corruption and Financial Crime).  Following the mission, experts compiled a scoping/fact finding report with the main findings and recommendations to address the needs of the SoM and the PFC through the training for trainers on the above mentioned subjects.