Symposium discusses e-investigations in trafficking cases
The National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking (NCCHT) concluded its annual symposium, on Wednesday.
The three-day symposium was organised in cooperation with the Foreign Ministry and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the GCC.
The concluding day saw the presentation of five working papers. Dr Mohanad Dweikat, a UNODC expert, spoke about e-investigations in human trafficking cases. He reviewed the methods and ways of using information technology to communicate with the traffickers, affirming that cyberspace is being exploited by human traffickers to accomplish their illicit activities.
Perhaps the most tricky point in human trafficking crimes is that many of these crimes go undetected by the victims, be them individuals or institutions, he said.
In another paper, Dr Mohanad Dweikat touched on the parallel financial investigations in human trafficking crimes. He reviewed the links between human trafficking and money laundering crimes and investigations into human trafficking.
Adviser Nasser bin Abdullah al Riyami, a UNODC expert, presented a paper titled ‘The retrieving of properties in human trafficking cases’ in which he touched on the international legislations for enhancing cooperation to combat organised crimes through extraditing criminals and exchanging legal assistance in accordance with Palermo protocols and the Convention Against Organised Crime.
A third paper delved into the joint coordination in handling trafficking in persons cases. The paper reviewed the best practices for coordinating and managing criminal investigation files and assistance and protection files.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking, reviewed partnership and identified the national priorities in fighting trafficking in persons.