Training course aims to enhance criminal justice responses to terrorism financing in the MENA region

The work of judges and prosecutors is essential to ensure safety in a country and a region. To assist their work, CEPOL conducted a Training Needs Analysis in the beginning of 2022. The results showed that prosecuting money laundering and terrorist financing, and recovering the proceeds of such crimes are among the main challenges that both judges and prosecutors face.

To answer this need, the CT INFLOW project implemented a four-day regional activity this November for judicial representatives from the Middle Est and North Africa region in Jordan. The activity took place under the Criminal Justice Responses component of the project and focused on countering terrorism financing issues and rule of law based practices.

The activity provided updated insights on the multi-dimensional nature of terrorism financing, improved the understanding of tools, methods and strategies of financial investigations, while enabling the creation of professional networks with the aim to cooperate better in the future.

As training participant Jihen Addassi Ep Souissi, a Judge from the Court of Cassation and a Judicial Inspector at the Ministry of Justice of Tunisia assessed her experience:

“I find this activity important to enhance my knowledge on how to evaluate performance of judges in terrorism financing cases and the application of relevant measures during financial investigations. Based on the gained inputs from the activity, I will also be able to conclude recommendations for the Ministry of Justice on the potential amendment or drafting of relevant legislation.”

About CT INFLOW

The Counter-Terrorism Information Exchange and Criminal Justice Responses project aims at contributing to prevent and disrupt terrorist networks and the activities of recruiters to terrorism, cutting off terrorist funding, and bringing terrorists to justice, while continuing to respect human rights and international law. Read more on the project page.