We partnered with our sister project BMM – Better Migration Management Project – to train Ugandan officials on the role of financial investigations in dismantling criminal networks engaged in Trafficking in persons and the Smuggling of migrants.
The training workshop brought together about 25 participants from multiple Ugandan institutions including the Financial Intelligence Authority, the Police (Criminal Investigation Department and Criminal Intelligence), Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), and national anti-trafficking coordination among others.
The training sought to build the skills of the participants and build their knowledge on the concepts, legal, policy and operational frameworks of trafficking in persons, smuggling of migrants and money laundering. It also sought to help them understand victim protection operational frameworks and to understand the concepts and techniques of financial investigation in general as applied to trafficking in persons.
Our senior technical advisor Tuemay Aregawi Desta prepared and delivered a comprehensive presentation covering parallel financial investigations, financial intelligence, case building and presenting financial evidence among other topics.
The AML CFT ESCAY Project has been supporting the BMM project since the last phase of the project including in developing a curriculum on financial investigation as part of THB-SOM investigation and assisted in designing and facilitating different regional and national training workshops.
