Cybercriminalité

The Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, in collaboration with CyberEast+ (2024-2027), a joint endeavour of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, organised an Advisory mission on parallel financial investigations, collection of financial intelligence, tracing the online crime proceeds, and prosecuting money laundering offences.

The Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia highlighted the rise, in recent years, of various types of cybercrime that target the financial sector, including money laundering, digital currencies and ransomware, which have become a major concern. He also emphasised the need for further technical assistance and capacity-building activities, and  acknowledged the support of the CyberEast+ project in terms of legislative and policy frameworks compliant to the  Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) and  its Second Additional Protocol on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence.

The Head of the Division of Transnational Threats Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia emphasised the impact of the trainings and workshops organised by the CyberEast (2019- 2023) project. Consequently, the capacities of Armenian judicial and law enforcement authorities have been reinforced and international co-operation on combatting cybercrime has been increased.

The meeting provided a forum for representatives of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia to analyse effective legal mechanisms for conducting successful parallel financial investigations and for the collection of financial intelligence. The discussions, led by two Council of Europe consultants, explored the globally accepted "follow the money" principle, in conjunction with tracing the proceeds related to online crime, asset management and data on seized/confiscated property. The best approaches for creating specialised cybercrime units in the Republic of Armenia were discussed at length on the second day of the event and grounds for further capacity building support were established.

Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)

Second Additional Protocol to the Cybercrime Convention on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence

CyberEast+ project webpage

CyberEast project webpage

Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia