On the meeting of representatives of the General Prosecutor’s Office with American colleagues
Astana, May 23, 2017. At the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Deputy General Prosecutor Marat Akhmetzhanov held a meeting with a USA delegation headed by the North Dakota Attorney General Mr. Wayne Stenehjem
Welcoming Mr. Wayne, Marat Akhmetzhanov noted that this meeting serves as an additional impetus to the development of Kazakh-American relations in counteracting crime and preventing offences. He informed the guest about main directions of Kazakh prosecutor bodies’ activity. He also briefed on the work of the Legal Statistics and Special Records Committee and Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies that operate under the General Prosecutor’s Office.
M. Akhmetzhanov paid a special attention to cybercrime prevention issues. The American experience in this area generates interest of Kazakh law enforcement agencies. In particular, it concerns protection against encroachments relating to industrial facilities, business entities, training prosecutors specialized in cybercrime, evidence collection methods, expert examination and other matters pertaining to their investigation.
In addition, during the meeting the sides shared experience in the sphere of fight against terrorism, certain methods of counteracting terrorist propaganda in the Internet.
They held a meaningful dialogue on sharing experience by organizing trainings in the USA and opportunities of familiarization of Kazakh prosecutor officers with the State Crime Laboratory.
It was noted that Kazakhstan had concluded over 50 bilateral international agreements including those with the USA on legal assistance, extradition, transfer of sentenced persons.
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