Jul.02, 2010

SANA'A, July 02 (Saba) – A training course on combating money laundering and terrorist financing is to start on Saturday in Sana'a for judges and prosecutors specialized in handling terror-related crimes.

The course would be held at the Supreme Judicial Institute and comes within the project of promoting the democratic rule and security supported by the French government for building the capacity of and introducing 42 trainees to advanced experiences in combating money laundering, Justice Minister Ghazi al-Aghbari said.

He underlined the significance of the five-day course at which French experts will lecture on international accords and pledges for fighting organized crime, money laundering and terrorist financing, organized crimes and their interrelationship, electronic evidence for organized crime and French expertise in dealing with such issues.

On the other hand, other 40 judges, prosecutors and lawyers will take part in the workshop on fighting child trafficking and supporting local and international laws on the issue.

The workshop will be organized by the Justice Ministry and the UNICEF with the aim to promote the respect of the best interest of the children included in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the two optional protocols to it.