Training Programme

Investigating and prosecuting core international

crimes and transnational organised crime

Fighting Impunity in East Africa Ensuring accountability

for international and transnational organised crimes

Training sessions:
7-8 June 2017, Mount Meru
Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania
1 Introduction to transnational organised crime
Investigators and prosecutors
from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and
2 Financial crimes: money laundering and asset recovery
Uganda will receive training on
the investigation and prosecution
of international and transnational
crimes (with special sessions on
3 Cyber crimes
cyber crime, financial crimes,
including the Anti-money
laundering task force and asset
4 International co-operation: joint investigation teams
recovery). The aim is to improve
local competency to address
core international crimes and 5 Investigating and prosecuting international crimes
transnational organised crime
(TOC) domestically. This model
has been purpose-designed to put 6 Victim participation in criminal trials
the complementarity principle
into practice, while at the same Linkages between TOC and international crimes:
time fostering synergies between 7
lessons learnt from the Special Court for Sierra Leone
the international criminal justice
community and national legal actors.
8 Closing remarks and recommendations

With the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office.

 wednesday 7 june

9:00 - 10:30 Introduction to transnational organised crime

Candice Welsch, Chief, Implementation Support Section, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch, United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 - 12:45 Financial crimes: money laundering and asset recovery

Justice Buwaneka Aluwihare, Supreme Court Sri Lanka

International co-operation and joint investigation teams

Shirani de Fontgalland, International Law Expert and former Prosecutor

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:30 Cyber crimes

Abbah Sambo Usman, Cyber Team One Leader, Cybercrimes Section, Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, Abuja, Nigeria

15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 - 17:00 Wrap-up on transnational organised crime and international co-operation

thursday 8 june

9:00 - 10:30 Investigating and prosecuting international crime

Cristina Ribeiro, Investigations Co-ordinator, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
Anton Steynberg, Senior Trial Lawyer, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30 Investigating and prosecuting international crimes: case study

Cristina Ribeiro, Investigations Co-ordinator, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
Anton Steynberg, Senior Trial Lawyer, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court

Victim participation in criminal trials

Allan Ngari, Senior Researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime Division, Institute for
Security Studies, Pretoria

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:00 Linkages between TOC and international crimes: lessons learnt as prosecutor at
the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Brenda Hollis, Prosecutor, Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone

15:00 - 15:15 Coffee break

15:15 - 16:00 Closing session and recommendations

With the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office.