Monday, December 16, 2019

CIAA officials’ six-day training begins in India

The first batch of 21 officers of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) today started their six-day training on ‘Prevention of Fraud, Bribery and Corruption’ at the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University of Gandhinagar in India.
The latest training for Nepali officers reaffirms India’s continuing commitment for capacity building of Nepali officers, according to a press note issued by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. “The second batch of 21 CIAA officers of Nepal is scheduled to participate in the training from January 11 to January 16.”
This is a tailor-made course specially designed at the request of Nepal for a total of 42 CIAA officers. The course will strengthen institutional capacity of CIAA to curb corrupt practices and enhance good governance in Nepal. “The course mainly focuses on identifying factors responsible for corruption, its impact on the economy and methodology for its detection and prevention,” it reads, adding that the course will enhance the skills of CIAA officers for ITbased investigations, sharpen their analytical capabilities and help them learn new methodologies, which will empower them to detect, prevent and prosecute corrupt and fraudulent individuals.
The officers are being trained at Gujarat Forensic Sciences University of Gandhinagar in Gujarat, which trains forensic experts in the area of forensic science, crime investigation, security, behavioural science and criminology. “The course is fully supported by the Government of India under the Ministry of External Affairs’ Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme,” the press note adds.

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