ARMENIAN SPECIALISTS GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH U.S. EXPERIENCE OF FIGHTING AGAINST CORRUPTION
ARMENPRESS
Dec 9, 2008
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS: The United States Department
of Justice held a conference on "Successful Techniques for the
Investigation and Prosecution of Corruption" in Yerevan on December
8-9.
Three U.S. prosecutors and three high-ranking U.S. police chiefs
joined by thirty Armenian prosecutors, ten investigators from the
special investigative service, ten police investigators, two National
Security Service officials, two officials of the tax service, two
customs officials, the Armenian representative to GRECO, and the
presidential aide on corruption issues participated in the event.
The American and Armenian law enforcement officials discussed
their countries’ respective approaches to fighting all forms of
corruption, including misconduct by police, judges, and other
high officials. Numerous investigation techniques were discussed
at the conference, including: the use of confidential informants,
undercover police officers, drug screening, financial investigations,
electronic surveillance, debriefing of police prisoners, and random
integrity tests.
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch said that the conference
gives an opportunity to Armenian specialists to get acquainted with
the experience of USA in fighting against corruption. According to
her, fighting against corruption is a very important issue for the
solution of which a successive work must be carried out.