Combating information and communications technology crime

On the basis of the Regional Hub, an international training seminar entitled “Combating Money Laundering through Information and Communication Technologies” was completed.

The training event was held in the framework of the status of the basic educational institution for financial investigations of the CIS countries received by the Academy.

Participants in the training were employees of state and fiscal authorities of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as judges of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The classes were conducted by experienced law enforcement officers, academy teachers, experts from Transparency international Kazakhstan, BlockchainKZ, information security, banking, and Qiwi Kazakhstan.

Experts shared their experience in combating money laundering, introduced the latest forms of threats and the fight against cybercrime.

Using real-life cases as an example, students studied the capabilities of the financial intelligence and international cooperation divisions to uncover financial crimes and return illegal assets.

We got acquainted with the methods of using cryptocurrencies and Darknet as a means of laundering proceeds from crime.

The groups also investigated a criminal case, during which they used their personal experience and the knowledge acquired at the seminar.

At the request of Kyrgyz colleagues, Kazakhstani experts shared their experience in introducing digital technologies into pre-trial production (AWP ERDR, E-UD, Zandylyk, SIOPS).

Following the event, participants were awarded certificates of completion.