OSCE holds anti-money laundering course for Azerbaijani judges
By Nigar Orujova
Twenty Azerbaijani judges attended a training course on handling anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism in Baku on December 9-10.
The training course, organized by the OSCE Office in Baku and Azerbaijani Justice Academy, was aimed to familiarize judges with best practices from other OSCE participating States with established AML/CFT case law and to increase their knowledge of the applicable international framework.
The course conducted by an international expert, Professor Ari-Matti Nuutilla was focusing on applying international norms and standards to domestic criminal legislation.
"The previous training seminars held at the OSCE Office in Baku helped increase prosecutors' and judges' skills in investigating and adjudicating money laundering crimes," said Emmanuel Huntzinger, Head of the Economic-Environmental Unit at the OSCE Office in Baku.
"Based on the positive feedback received on the last course, as well as ongoing discussions with the Justice Academy, the Office decided to continue this activity," he said.
Participants also attended an interactive seminar on real court cases in Germany.