Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Nov 11: The Central Bureau of Investigation has trained 24 law enforcement and investigation officers from 16 countries in anti-corruption investigation and asset recovery under an Indian government programme, officials said on Wednesday. The one-week course was conducted at the CBI Academy in Ghaziabad under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme of the Ministry of External Affairs from November 4 to 10, an official statement said.
The course concluded on November 10 with a valedictory function presided over by CBI Special Director N Venu Gopal, it said.
The participants included officers from Botswana (three), Lebanon, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe (two each), and Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Madagascar, Maldives, Myanmar, Namibia, Panama and Paraguay (one each).
The group comprised 11 female and 13 male officers, the statement said.
The participants were familiarised with various aspects of anti-corruption investigations, including the legal framework under the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and Indian laws.
The other topics covered included identification and collection of digital evidence, detection of cryptocurrency investments, asset tracing, identification of money trails, and uncovering benami and shell company networks.
The training also covered litigation support, evidentiary backing, recovery of proceeds of crime, and civil and criminal asset forfeiture.
As part of the programme, the participants visited the Network for Evidence Tracing, Research and Analysis (NETRA) laboratory and the Global Operations Centre at the CBI headquarters in Delhi.
They also undertook an educational trip to places of historical importance in Delhi, the statement said. |
