Training Activity on topic: "Cybercrime. Acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems. Electronic evidence"

In the context of cooperation with the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ), on 18 - 19 May, 2023, was done the training seminar for judges and prosecutors on duty on topic:

“Cybercrime. Acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems. Electronic evidence.”

The activity was done to the School of Magistrates, Tirana. 

The panel in this training activity is composed of:   

1. German Experts:

• Mr. Jan Schmieder, Project Manager;  (and) 
• Mr. Frank-Michael Laue, Chief Prosecutor, Göttingen, Germany. 

1. Experts of the School of Magistrates:

• Mr. Edmond Koloshi; (and)  
• Mrs. Denisa Asko.

The activity was welcomed by the experts and representatives of the German Foundation. 

In this activity were elaborated various topics such as:

• Cybercrime and information society;  
• Budapest Convention; 
• International Organizations on Cybercrime; (as well as)
• Criminalization of the acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems. 

The German expert elaborated topics, such as: 

• Methods of the action of the German units of criminal investigation in the war against harassment on the Internet taking as example the Central Office for the war against the crime of Hate Speech on the Internet; (or) 
• Presentation of applicable legal norms and legal amendments on the efficiency of the war by means of Criminal Law versus the crime of Hate Speech.

This activity is part of a number of activities where are engaged as experts German magistrates in the framework of the cooperation and of the support the School of Magistrates receives from the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ).