A seminar for the newly-recruited detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) was organized in Kyiv on 25 January 2016. Twenty-four detectives listened to presentations delivered by the Council of Europe expert and former GRECO President, Mr Drago Kos, and discussed issues concerning practical work of running complex investigations.
The seminar was built as a mixture of lecture points and interactive discussions, which was particularly appreciated by the participants. Issues elaborated throughout the day dealt with essentials of anti-corruption field-work, spanning such topics as proactive and reactive investigations, shaping investigative strategies, delineating covert and overt phases of the investigation, aligning investigations with ECtHR considerations regarding use of special investigative techniques, task-sharing and coordination with superiors, as well as basic aspects of international mutual legal assistance. In addition, ethical considerations and issues of professional ethics were engrained into every discussion.
Feedback received after the seminar was extremely positive and multiple requests for its repetition for other colleagues from the Detective department of NABU were voiced by the participants.