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Las Vegas Undercover Lessons For Graft Busters
By M K Anwar

Bandar Seri Begawan - More than 30 anti-corruption and anti-drug officers are learning undercover techniques from the Las Vegas police.

The course is organised by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and facilitated by two professionals from the International Association of Undercover Officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Besides the officials from Brunei, officers from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore are also taking part.

The two-day course on Advanced Undercover Techniques and Survival is attended by local officers from the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Anti-Narcotics Bureau and the Royal Brunei Police Force.

Present during the opening of the two day course was the Senior Assistant Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Abang Haji Kifrawi binAbang HajiAbu Hanifah. In his opening speech he noted that corruption has been identified by the World Bank as the single greatest obstacle towards economic and social development which undermines it by breaking down the rule of law and weakening institutional foundations.

The fight against corruption cannot be won without public support, participation and vigilance, he added.

"The people at large, media, business associations and non-governmental bodies play a crucial role in the development of a comprehensive approach to developing, implementing and evaluating an anti corruption strategy," said the Senior Assistant Director.

On the course, he said that it represents the authorities' ongoing commitment to enhance multilateral relationship and cooperation amongst the regional anticorruption agencies.

The aims of the course are designed for law enforcement officers starting to work undercover or have worked undercover for some time.

The course will be essential for new undercover officers and provide veterans with a solid reminder of the undercover work principles. The survival or second part of the course, meanwhile, will train them on their safety during undercover operations. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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