Experts from ICAR delivered a 5-day training workshop on Financial Investigations and Asset Recovery for the benefit of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 11 to 15 April 2016.

The training is part of a technical assistance programme, which, in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation, is aimed at supporting the strengthening of the capacity of the PCCB to investigate and prosecute cases of grand corruption and recover stolen assets domestically and internationally. 25 participants attended the training, which included investigators, officers from the Legal and Prosecution as well as Asset Recovery and Tracing Sections of the PCCB. Representatives from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Tanzania and Tanzanian Police Force also attended the workshop to promote networking and inter-agency co-operation. Key issues discussed included money laundering and mutual legal assistance and the participants were equipped with financial investigative tools.

The training was tailored to the Tanzanian legal framework and criminal justice context after ICAR experts conducted a preliminary on-sight scoping mission in November 2015, gathering all relevant information and legislation to design a country-specific programme. Participants said it was the “best training” they had ever attended on these topics. They particularly appreciated the training’s hands-on approach.