UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Published purpose

This project aims to enhance Myanmar’s criminal justice response to terrorism, by building the capacity of its law enforcement and judicial institutions to effectively implement recently adopted counterterrorism and counterterrorism financing legislation. Project activities include: (1) providing training to law enforcement and criminal justice officials (prosecutors and judges) on the implementation of international and national legal frameworks against terrorism; (2) facilitating the development of a “Training Manual on Collaborative Intelligence, Investigation, Prosecution and Adjudication of Terrorism related cases”; (3) developing Standard Operating Procedures and Implementation Guidelines of the recently enacted Anti Money Laundering/ Countering the Financing of Terrorism bill; (4) providing training to financial analysts and investigators from the Financial Investigation Unit and other concerned law enforcement and judiciary officials on the investigation and prosecution of terrorism financing cases; and (5) providing training to concerned law enforcement and judicial officials on the mechanisms and tools to render effective Mutual Legal Assistance and extradition.