Training activity: 15 December 2025

The School of Magistrates, on 15 December, 2025, had the training activity on topic: "The cleaning of the products of the criminal offense. Pro-active financial investigation of complex money laundering cases."

This activity was conducted by:

Experts: Nertina Kosova and Ylli Pjetërnikaj

Facilitator: Gjergji Ceka

The purpose of this training is: The consolidated understanding of the elements of the criminal offense of the clearing of the products of the criminal offense or the criminal activity; The possession of the efficient investigation methods for the detection of the criminal offense, identification of authors and of the products of this criminal offense; Recognition and application of the techniques of pro-active financial investigation in complex cases of money laundering.

The training was realized by combining presentations (up to 20 - 30 min) with the discussion of issues brought for discussion (self-study questions, questions, answers) and case law exercises & quizzes to encourage and realize the active interaction of participants.

In this training activity were elaborated different topics, such as:

International and national juridical framework;
Actus Reus – foreseen acts; criminal offenses in the field of taxes as the main offense;
The main types of the criminal behavior; The subjective side of the criminal offense - Mens rea;
Money laundering through inaction;
Serious forms of laundering and prescription; Indirect relation– method;
Jurisprudence of the ECtHR and of the ECJ;
Strategic context and the importance of pro-active financial investigation;
Fundamental principles of pro-active financial investigation;
The principle: Follow the money; The principle: Intelligence-led policing (ILP); The principle: Parallel financial investigation; The principle: Financial profiling;
Indicators of doubt - Red flags of money laundering;
Official data resources; Strategy of the integration of resources;
Methods of the financial analysis; International investigation of financial flows; Jurisprudence of other states.

In this training activity participated judges, prosecutors and officers of the judicial police of the Republic of Albania.