The activities of a workshop on terrorist financing crimes trials kicked off yesterday in Doha.
The two-day workshop is organised by the Ministry of Interior's (MOI) National Counter-Terrorism Committee in co-ordination with the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC).
Bringing together experts and specialists from judicial authorities and relevant national agencies from the GCC countries and the US, the event deals with financial investigations and evidence in legal procedures. It also reviews realistic case studies on terrorist financing investigations that has led to prosecutions, in addition to enhancing co-operation among agencies, investigators and the public prosecution in the TFTC member states.
National Counter-Terrorism Committee Vice-Chairman Major Gen. Nasser Saeed al-Hajiri stressed in his speech the importance of the workshop that brings together several experts and representatives of law enforcement agencies, oversight agencies and other competent authorities.
Al-Hajiri voiced hopes the workshop would achieve the common goals aimed at eliminating terrorist financing crimes, working to enhance the technical expertise of the participating countries and reviewing the best practices of investigations and trials by law enforcement agencies, in addition to reviewing practical case studies on terrorist financing investigations that lead to prosecution.
The US Ambassador to Qatar Timmy Davis stressed that the workshop and its outputs would contribute effectively to enhancing constructive co-operation between the participating countries, and reflect the volume of efforts made to achieve security and safety. He thanked Qatar represented by the National Counter-Terrorism Committee for hosting the workshop.
Head of the delegation of Saudi Arabia, Colonel Mohamed al-Qaisi thanked Qatar for the good organisation, hailing its efforts and constant endeavour to co-operate and contribute to the establishment of the TFTC and its keenness to devote its goals through participation in meetings, workshops and joint co-ordination.
Secretary of the National Counter-Terrorism Committee Colonel Khalid Ali al-Kaabi thanked all participating countries under the umbrella of the TFTC, stressing that the workshop will advance the efforts made and will certainly contribute to enhancing joint security co-operation through presentations reviewed by the delegations of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the US.
The first day witnessed a discussion on the policy context and framework, the challenges and opportunities it includes in the field of combating the financing of terrorism, and how to enhance co-operation among the concerned agencies. The second day includes a practical application of learned lessons.
