The Romanian and Serbian liaison officers from the SECI Center facilitated the exchange of information on the case and helped at tracing the suspect in the homicide that horrified Bucharest
25 year of imprisonment announced on Wednesday, 19th of March, 2008 (more)
Cooperation with prosecutors in countering organized crime
BUCHAREST, March 24th – The SECI Regional Center for Combating Trans-border Crime signed a Letter of Intent with Southeast European Prosecutors Advisory Group, at the 11th Meeting of SEEPAG, held last week in Istanbul, Turkey. “It is important in any police investigation to work closely with the prosecutors. As a regional organization, the SECI Center intends to improve the effectiveness of the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of the trans-border crime in South Eastern Europe in accordance with other internationally accepted standards. The SECI Center and SEEPAG are both fighting organized crime in the region and this letter is a first step towards an institutionalized coordination of efforts.”, Mitja Močnik, director of the SECI Center declared. (more) |
FBI/SECI Center Organized Crime Training
BUCHAREST, February 20th – Representatives of law enforcement agencies of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia were trained by FBI specialists during an Organized Crime Workshop held last week in Croatia. “Enterprise Theory of Investigations, Cyber Crimes, Internet Fraud” training is part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation – SECI Center program and aims to specialize police representatives of Southeast Europe in fighting organized crime. |
Stronger legal department at SECI Center
BUCHAREST, February 8th – The strengths and capabilities of the legal department of the SECI Regional Center for Combating Trans-border Crime (SECI Center) are undergoing a significant enhancement upon the integration of the Secretariat of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Security Initiative to Fight Organized Crime (SPOC). The SPOC Secretariat’s original mission was completed at the end of 2007. Starting on 1 January 2008, the SPOC staff and resources have been transferred to the legal department of SECI Center. |