OSCE provides technical equipment to the General Police Inspectorate of Moldova

On 18 December 2023, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) participated in an event to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Moldovan Police at the invitation of the General Police Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the event, the police underscored the need for an integrated approach to tackle the hybrid threats Moldova is facing.

On 19 December 2023, TNTD officials handed over technical equipment to strengthen the Moldovan General Police Inspectorate’s data and crime analysis capabilities.

“This project has empowered the Inspectorate with the necessary computer equipment and software to support our ability to develop analysis and act. As we combat transnational organized crime, this technology is critical to our operational capacities,” said Viorel Cernăuteanu, Head of the Moldovan General Police Inspectorate upon receiving the equipment.

The OSCE will continue supporting Moldovan law enforcement in enhancing their abilities to investigate criminal activities related to transnational organized crime, including the trafficking of small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition, thus contributing to security and stability in the country and the wider region.

The technical equipment was provided as part of the extra-budgetary project “Support to the Law Enforcement Agencies in Moldova in Response to the Security Challenges in the Region”, which is funded by Germany, the United States and Poland. This project is jointly implemented by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Forum for Security Co-operation Support Unit.