OSCE conducts roundtable on best practices in combating corruption and related serious crimes for law enforcement agencies from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine

An OSCE-led roundtable discussion for 30 experts and representatives of law enforcement agencies from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine, on best practices in combating corruption and other related serious crimes concluded today in Kyiv.

During the one-and-a-half day event, participants discussed the investigation and prosecution of corruption-related crimes and the use of new digitalized tools in preventing and combating corruption. They learnt about the mechanisms to improve existing legal frameworks and investigation methods.

“By bringing together counterparts from different OSCE participating States, this roundtable discussion provides an important platform to discuss multi-faceted approaches to combating and preventing corruption and related delinquencies,” said Andrei Muntean, Senior Economic Officer at the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA).

Sergiy Chernyavski, vice-rector of the National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, said: “Discussion of this issue is very relevant for the Academy in the context of improving and updating its training curricula for law enforcement officials working in the field of preventing and combating corruption and financial crimes.”

The roundtable discussion continues the OSCE’s activities aimed at supporting OSCE participating States in their efforts to prevent and combat corruption.

It was organized by the OCEEA, in co-operation with the National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, and with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine.