EU shares OSINT, criminal analysis best practices with Ukrainian law enforcers

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The EU Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine announced it has conducted several training sessions on open source intelligence (OSINT) and criminal analysis for Ukrainian law enforcers investigating international crime cases.

Odesa prosecutors, judges, officers of the National Police, the State Security Service, as well the teaching staff at the Odesa State University of Internal Affairs were trained at the end of March. According to EUAM, these skills and knowledge are crucial for professionals who deal with the International Crimes investigation in Ukraine.

“In the digital era, many people’s activities, including crime, have moved to the internet. Therefore, knowledge of OSINT principles, sources and tools and an understanding of cross border digital evidence exchange became increasingly crucial for all kinds of criminal investigations, including investigation of International Crimes,” EUAM expert Michal Vyvoda said.

According to EUAM expert Helena Habraken, crime analysis can play a key role in building cases against senior political and military leaders who are responsible for International Crimes, helping to identify and demonstrate the complex links between those higher up in the chain of command and the grave crimes that have been committed by perpetrators on the ground. “It is crucial to analyse and safely store evidence of International Crimes now. Proper investigation is a complex and time-consuming process. That is why it is inspiring to see the commitment of Ukrainian investigators and prosecutors to get on with this daunting task”.

EUAM is supporting Ukrainian counterparts in building their capacities in investigating and prosecuting International Crimes. At the end of March, EUAM organized a training course on Case-Building Investigations in Poland for managers of investigation departments from the National Police of Ukraine (NPU), State Bureau of Investigations (SBI), Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), and the Office of Prosecutor General (OPG). These institutions are directly leading the war crimes investigation and prosecution efforts in Donetsk, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiiv, and Kherson regions, according to EUAM.

OSINT News reported at end-March that specialists from Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) in charge of recovering assets obtained from corruption and other crimes received OSINT training under the OSINT Pathfinder programme of Dutch company Reuser’s Information Services. Read more here.

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