OSCE promotes intelligence-led policing for law enforcement officials in Kyrgyzstan

On 5-6 July, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek organized the training course “Intelligence-Led Policing: from Theory to Practical Implementation” in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Seventeen law enforcement officials from the Criminal Investigation Department and the Republican Training Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic broadened their knowledge of the intelligence-led policing, crime analysis, assessments and decision-making procedures. Participants also discussed its strategic and operational components, and assessed the possible implementation of the intelligence-led policing model in Kyrgyzstan. 

“Analysis and operational information are of particular importance as they help us to combat national and transnational crimes more effectively. This type of work is extremely specific and requires constant modernization on both legislative and practical levels. In this regard, international expertise and best practices are particularly valuable,” said Kylych Kadurkulov, Police Colonel and Director of the Republican Training Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Eduard Lokotunin, Police Affairs Officer on Combating Illicit Drugs and ILP Project Manager, emphasized the preventive nature of the intelligence-led policing approach, its ability to address the complexities and transnational nature of crime, and improve day-to-day proactive planning and overall police management.

This training course builds on the OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-led Policing and provides trainees with an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of its principles, as well as evaluate practical steps for their implementation in Kyrgyzstan.

The training course was organized in the framework of the OSCE extra-budgetary project “Building Intelligence-led Policing capacities on regional and national levels in the OSCE area”. The project aims to enhance the use of intelligence-led policing in the OSCE region. The training course is open to all interested OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation should they request its capacity-building support.