[legal-professionals] Kosovo Judicial Institute hosts seminar on narcotics

KOSOVO JUDICIAL INSTITUTE HOSTS SEMINAR ON NARCOTICS

PRISTINA, 29 May 2002 – The Kosovo Judicial Institute (KJI) will hold a 
one-day training session on the prosecution of narcotic trafficking cases. 
Local and international judges and prosecutors have been invited to attend 
to discuss how to identify legal and factual bases for successful prosecution.

The aim of the training session is to improve knowledge of ways the 
narcotics are distributed and to use this information for a successful 
prosecution. After a presentation of the provisions of current applicable 
law related to combating drug trafficking, the participants will be briefed 
by an expert of the United Nations Civilian Police. The expert will discuss 
the type of narcotics being seized in the region, as well as the amounts 
commonly sold, the methods of packaging, the process of distribution and 
the accessories commonly associated with the use of narcotics.

In addition, participants will discuss a prosecution case, and the use of 
an expert in the investigation and detection of narcotic related offences.

The OSCE, which established the KJI as an institution dedicated to training 
judges and prosecutors, has played and continues to play a major role in 
re-establishing a judicial system based on democratic principles and human 
rights standards.

Representatives of the media are invited to observe the opening remarks of 
the seminar which will be held on 30 May between 9:00 to 9:30 at the Kosovo 
Judicial Institute, Ramiz Sadiku Street, Prishtinë/Priština.

For further information, please contact:

Poul Smidt
Spokesperson
Press and Public Information Section
OSCE Mission in Kosovo	
Belgrade street 32 		
38000, Pristina 		
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		
GMT +1	
Tel.: 	+381 38 500 162 x 260
+377 44 500 150 (mobile)	
Fax: 	+381 38 500 188	
E-mail: press@omik.org