Second day of Interpol conference addresses war against terrorism, cyber crime

Country delegations and experts have highlighted the importance of a stronger international partnership to combat terrorism and cyber crime on the second day of the 85th Interpol General Assembly in Nusa Dua, Bali.

National Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Martinus Sitompul said that in Tuesday’s sessions, the delegations discussed efforts to fight against terrorism and cyber crime.

“We discussed Interpol strategies to combat terrorists and cyber crime perpetrators,” he said as quoted by kompas.com at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center.

Martinus said several other topics related to global threats were also discussed, including organized crime, such as drug smuggling and money laundering, and other transnational problems. The 2016-2020 Interpol presidential election plan was also discussed in the meeting.

As reported earlier, Interpol president Mireille Ballestrazzi will end her term of office this year. The election of the new Interpol president is scheduled on the last day of the conference on Thursday.

Martinus further said that on Tuesday, all delegations had begun to compile a road map toward 2020. “Interpol will also compile a 2017-2020 action plan for the new leadership,” he said.

On the first day of the conference, the delegations discussed basic principles of an Interpol partnership. They agreed that there was a need in each country to gather information.

“So there has been an awareness to share information. Geometric data becomes a guideline in identifying potential threats,” said Martinus.

More than 1,300 participants from 162 countries are attending the four-day conference on terrorism and transnational crime, which will end on Thursday. (ebf)

Source:
courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by The Jakarta Post

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