Judges from the magistrate and high court, lawyers from the Office of the Public Legal Office (OPLS) and prosecutors from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) participated in the introductory training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence delivered online from 21 to 23 November.
The workshop was opened by the Honorable Minister of Information, Communications and Transport, Mr. Tekeeua Tarati. In his opening speech, the Minister mentioned that “Kiribati formalised its Cybercrime Act not too long ago in 2021, and we are especially thankful to the Council of Europe for their extensive assistance and support in materialising this legislation. […] The formalisation of the cybercrime legislation was part of our commitment to ensure that our citizens have a safe cyberspace to conduct economic, and social activities as well as to access government services. The Cabinet has [also] approved for Kiribati to become a party to the Budapest Convention, my Ministry together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration are working together to send a request to the Council of Europe in this regard”.
The Introductory Training Course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence provided judges and prosecutors with an introductory level of knowledge on cybercrime and electronic evidence and included legal as well as practical information about the subject matters and concentrated on how these issues impact on the day-to-day work of judges, magistrates and prosecutors.
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