Two Council of Europe experts met with high officials of the State Audit Institution, Agency for Prevention of Corruption, Administration for Money Laundering, Higher Court in Podgorica as well as with special and state prosecutors and representatives of civil society to discuss and collect information on implementation of financial investigations of corruption based on State Audit Institution reports.

The information collected during the meetings in Podgorica will be used for the development of the “Manual on good practices and guidelines for investigations of corruption based on state audit reports”. The purpose of the Manual is to facilitate utilization of audit report findings in financial investigations of corruption and to identify investigative steps necessary for devising valid evidence, based on audit report findings and resources necessary for obtaining them.