07.09.2007

Between June 18 and 22, the ABA's Regional Criminal Justice Initiative (RCJI) held the 5th round of its "Enterprise Theory of Investigation and the Use of Sophisticated Techniques in Combating Organized Crime" training course at the National Police Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. Twenty-six law enforcement officials participated in the class, including 19 police investigators, 5 military investigators and 2 prosecutors. In contrast to previous rounds, this was the first time the majority of the training was provided by Bulgarian instructors, most of whom had been trained previously by RCJI. As an additional indication of the sustainability of these trainings, RCJI provided only minimal financial support for this course. As with previous training courses, this one was a joint effort of RCJI with the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior and the Bulgarian Supreme Cassation Prosecutors' Office.

For additional information on RCJI or the course, please contact Detelin Ivanov, RCJI Staff Attorney, at <detelin@aba-bg.org>.