PRISTINA, 2 October 2002 – Members of Kosovo's judiciary have been invited by the Kosovo Judicial Institute (KJI) to attend a special one-day seminar to discuss the challenge of combating organized crime. The participants at the event will include judges and prosecutors of the Supreme Court, the Office of the Chief Prosecutor and the different District and Municipal Courts of Kosovo. Local and international experts will provide the audience with presentations on the forms and characteristics taken by organized crime in Kosovo, and on the possible measures for detection and prosecution to track it down. In addition, participants will discuss the United Nations Mission in Kosovo Regulation 2001/22 on Measures Against Organized Crime and the means of its implementation. The KJI was set up by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo as part of its institution-building mandate. The Institute provides legal education for judges and prosecutors, thus playing an important role in strengthening the judiciary and the rule of law in Kosovo. Representatives of the media are welcome to attend the seminar, which will take place from 9.15 to 16.00 on 3 October in the premises of the Kosovo Judicial Institute, Ramiz Sadiku Street, Pristina. 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 Latest news from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) - http://www.osce.org
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