Webinar on the investigation of major corruption crimes: the first activity based on the Memorandum of Cooperation between the National Institute of Justice and the Training Academy for Prosecutors and Criminal Investigation Bodies

The National Institute of Justice of the Republic of Moldova organized today, February 5, 2025, the first webinar in the series of activities planned according to the Memorandum of Cooperation with the Training Academy of Prosecutors and Criminal Investigation Bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, signed at the beginning of last year. With the generic "Investigation of major corruption offences", the training program was addressed to trainers and audiences from the two institutions.

At the opening of the event, Ecaterina Popa, Interim Director of INJ, and Vitaliy Khan, Professor, Department of Legal Disciplines of the Academy, emphasized the importance of strengthening international cooperation in the field of professional training of representatives of the legal system and the exchange of experience in effectively fighting corruption.

The training session was provided by INJ trainers, prosecutors from the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office - Mihail Ivanov, liaison prosecutor at the EU Agency for Cooperation in Criminal Justice (Eurojust), Ghennadi Epure and Octavian Iachimovschi, deputy chief prosecutor of the PA.

The webinar focused on essential aspects of the investigation of corruption crimes, including topics about the role of the prosecutor and the administration of evidence in such cases with the obligation to demonstrate the lack of provocation. Current topics were also addressed regarding the investigation of illegal financing of political parties and electoral corruption, illicit enrichment and parallel financial investigations, as well as the mission of EU agencies in international legal assistance in criminal matters, in particular Eurojust and the Joint Investigation Team (JIT).

The activity was characterized by dynamic interaction of the participants, with additions and clarifications based on the national experience in investigating complex and related corruption cases.