The Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the Prosecutor General’s Office, together with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, has completed the first stage of a three-module professional development course on “Blockchain, digital assets and electronic evidence in law enforcement” for investigators, prosecutors and operational officers.
The distinctive feature of the course is that it combines technical blockchain analysis, the economic assessment of transactions and procedural documentation into a single methodology for working with digital traces.
During the first module, participants studied the identification and verification of cryptocurrency transactions, the analysis of data from the blockchain and from cryptocurrency exchanges, and the legal assessment and documentation of such data within a criminal case.
The sessions were delivered by the Academy’s teaching staff and representatives of Crypto Forensic Lab LLP, combining legal and methodological training with practical experience in analysing cryptocurrency transactions.
The module concluded with an examination, following which certificates were issued to those who had successfully completed the training.
The training will continue with the second and third modules, which will take place in October and December this year. On completing the programme, participants will be able to apply the skills they have acquired to identify, verify and document digital traces, to trace the movement of assets and to prepare the relevant materials for use in criminal proceedings.
