Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), 7 March 2023 - PNG police and other investigators are now better placed to tackle corrupt activities following upgraded training on the effective use of digital tools and open-source intelligence to investigate corruption. The training was delivered at the Bomana Police Training College by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The training, undertaken through the Papua New Guinea Anti-Corruption Project funded by the European Union, and jointly implemented with the UN Development Programme, was aimed at using available digital software to identify, classify, and proactively investigate corruption-related offences.
“The training helped to build my computer-based investigative skills and strategies and I look forward to more training with UNODC in the fight against corruption,” said Sergeant Ali Tepi Police Investigator, National Fraud & Anti- Corruption Directorate.
Key law enforcement agencies tasked with preventing and investigating corruption participated in this training. They were introduced to online sources and software that could lead to effective and efficient investigations of corruption-related offences, corrupt conduct, and money laundering activities in the country and overseas.
Participants included officers from the National Fraud & Anti-Corruption Directorate, Boroko Fraud, the Ombudsman Commission, and the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
“Relatively simple digital tools can be used to great effect by the intelligence and investigation areas of PNG’s key anti-corruption law enforcement agencies. The training is part of paving the way for more effective investigations on corruption” said Mr. Graeme Gunn, UNODC PNG Officer-in-Charge and Anti-Corruption Adviser.
