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Jun 08, 2014 News
Several of Guyana’s legal practitioners recently participated in a United Nations-sponsored course to enhance the nation’s ability to combat the Illicit trafficking of firearms, ammunition and explosives.
The three-day course was held after the Ministries of Legal Affairs and the Home Affairs Ministry facilitated a visit from a team from the United Nations Regional Centre on Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) to hold the Specialized Training Course (STC) for legal practitioners.
According to a Home Affairs release, participants gained knowledge from professional, international and local instructors in six Modules. These included Firearms Proliferation and Armed Violence; International Instruments and Legal Frameworks; Inter-Institutional and International Cooperation; Basic Concepts in Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives; Firearms Crime Scene Management and Chain of Custody.
There was also a Practical Exercise Module, with the simulation of crime scenes and presentation of cases by participants before Justice Claudette Singh, who gave comments on the participants’ performance.
According to the release, the STC was designed to bring together legal practitioners ranging from judges, prosecutors and defence attorneys to criminal case investigators. It was also relevant for Government Officials with legal responsibilities in the areas of crime scene management, military justice and control over the legal trade in firearms.
Participants received certificates at the end of the course, which was held at the Guyana Police Force Officers Training Centre, Camp and Young Streets, Eve Leary.
It commenced with an opening ceremony and feature address by Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, while remarks were also made by Mr. Bryan Hunt, Charge d’Affaires, United States Embassy in Guyana and Ms. Juliet Solomon, Senior Programme Officer, UNLIREC.
Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud and other Senior Officers of the Guyana Police Force also attended.
Guyana had previously received Missions from UNLIREC to assist in the country’s stockpile management and destruction of firearms, ammunition and explosives.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs, and by extension the Government of Guyana, stands committed to cooperating with its international partners on initiatives geared at enhancing the peace and security of the citizens of Guyana,” the statement concluded.
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