The Council of Europe in cooperation with the Office of the Prosecutor General of Georgia, organised a tailored training on "Effective Parallel Financial Investigation" in Tbilisi, Georgia.

The training explored into Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) trends, international standards, and national requirements, offering insights into investigating money laundering and other economic crime cases. It covered topics such as evidence building, special investigative measures and intelligence development in financial investigations, citing relevant international examples.

A select group of 25 investigators and prosecutors from key agencies, including the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance, State Security Service, and Prosecutor’s Office, participated in the training. The event provided a platform for discussing trends and challenges faced by investigators and prosecutors in economic crime cases.

Key topics included financial investigation tools available to financial investigators, considerations related to international developments, Georgian legislation on investigation and prosecution of economic crimes, the importance of international cooperation, and effective methods for ensuring the confiscation and recovery of proceeds from economic crime.

This event is part of the European Union and the Council of Europe joint programme “Partnership for Good Governance”, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe, in the framework of the project on “Consolidating and Enhancing the Institutional and Operational Frameworks for the Prevention and Combatting of Corruption, Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Georgia”