On 11-20 June, a delegation of approximately 30 judges from Thailand enhanced their knowledge on cybercrime and electronic evidence following a study programme to Europe. The study visit was organised by the Office of the Judiciary of Thailand and the Council of Europe, in cooperation with several Belgian and European institutions: the Court of First Instance of Antwerp in Mechelen, the Office of the Federal Prosecutor of Belgium, the Belgian Institute for Judicial Training, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation.
The visit offered the opportunity of learning more about the functioning of judicial and law enforcement systems, interagency and international cooperation, as well as steps to take during an investigation and best practices from relevant cybercrime cases and cases involving electronic evidence.
The programme included a judicial training component on cybercrime and related topics delivered by three national trainers from the Philippines, previously trained under the GLACY+ project and three federal cybercrime prosecutors from Belgium.
Aside from the training dimension, the study visit gave the participants several opportunities to network and share knowledge, including with European magistrates, members of the European Judicial Trainers Network
As part of its objective to enable criminal justice authorities to apply legislation, prosecute and adjudicate cases of cybercrime and electronic evidence and engage in international cooperation, in line with international human rights and rule of law standards, the GLACY-e project will continue to support South–South cooperation through its hub countries.
Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC)
Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)
Office of the Judiciary of Thailand
Office of the Federal Prosecutor of Belgium
Belgian Institute for Judicial Training
European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation