Ten judicial police inspectors and civil and military magistrates have completed a two-week training course in Beni, in North Kivu. The MONUSCO Justice Support Section aimed to: strengthen the capacities of judicial actors to better identify and counter the financial channels used by armed groups.

“Cryptocurrency and encrypted exchanges, a “new challenge in the fight against the financing of terrorism” is the theme around Who did the actors' capacity building section turn to judicial. Cryptocurrency, a virtual currency based on cryptography, escapes traditional banking regulation mechanisms. She is also also exploited by terrorist groups to evade controls financial and financing illicit activities.

The training allowed participants to understand the mechanisms of cryptocurrencies and encrypted communications, to identify the risks associated with their use in the financing of terrorism, of strengthen their evidence-gathering and analysis skills digital technologies and to improve cooperation between judicial bodies and safe.

The Head of the Justice Support Section of the MONUSCO in Beni, Ghislain Toe, encouraged participants to implement the knowledge acquired. For him, “understand the news cryptographic dynamics exploited by terrorist groups is essential. It is crucial to adapt our investigative tools and approaches judicial to the constant evolution of threats. I invite you to share these acquired with your colleagues and to integrate them into your daily missions. This is how we will strengthen the resilience of our institutions and will contribute effectively to the fight against the financing of terrorism.”

This course illustrates the ongoing commitment of MONUSCO alongside the Congolese authorities to strengthen justice and security in the region.