OSCE Trains Uzbekistan Law Enforcement Officers On Crypto Seizure
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has set out to train law enforcement officers in Uzbekistan to track and seize crypto assets and conduct dark web investigations. The regional body recently organized a training course for employees of security agencies in Tashkent.
Uzbekistan Police and Security Agents Attend OSCE Training
The
Prosecutor General’s Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the State
Security Service of Uzbekistan personnel attended a training course on cryptocurrency
and dark web investigations held by the OSCE between
Oct. 17 and 21 in the capital Tashkent.
The
course was organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department in
cooperation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and the Academy of
the Prosecutor General’s Office, the intergovernmental security body updated on
its website.
"Participants
learned about the main concepts and key trends in the areas of internetworking,
anonymity and encryption, cryptocurrencies, obfuscation techniques, the dark
web, and Tor networks."
They
also practiced various approaches and methods for the seizure of crypto assets,
blockchain analysis, and darknet searching. The course was based on materials
provided by the European Cybercrime Training and Education Group (ECTEG).
A
new computer classroom donated by the OSCE to the Prosecutor General’s Academy
was inaugurated by the Deputy Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan, Erkin Yuldashev,
and Acting OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, Hans-Ulrich Ihm.
Training Activities to Continue Across the Region
Digital
technologies have been transforming the criminal landscape, noted Evgeniy
Kolenko, who heads the Prosecutor General’s Academy. He said educating law
enforcement in this field needs a long-term and systematic approach.
"Cybercrime
education requires adequate equipment – both hardware and software," added
Gayrat Musaev, Head of the Academy’s Department for Implementation of
Information and Communication Technologies and Information Security. Musaev
also praised the new dark web lab.
The
OSCE course is the first of its kind in Uzbekistan. This is the second phase of the project on "Capacity Building on Combating Cybercrime in Central Asia" funded by the U.S., Germany, and South Korea. The training activities will
continue across the region throughout 2022 and 2023.
The
government in Tashkent has been taking steps to comprehensively regulate
the crypto sector in Uzbekistan. In the spring, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev issued
a decree providing definitions for terms like crypto assets and exchange. New
registration rules for crypto miners were presented in June, and earlier in
October, Uzbekistan introduced monthly fees for crypto companies.
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