The Guinea-Bissau Judicial Police and the United Nations Development Programme will strengthen cooperation projects in the area of training according to a statement issued to the press on Thursday.
In the statement, the PJ said that the national director of the criminal investigation force, Teresa da Silva, met on Wednesday with the UNDP representative in Bissau, Tjark Egenhoff, and agreed to strengthen cooperation.
“At the end of the meeting, the two officials agreed to implement actions in new areas of intervention, namely assistance in the process of recruitment and initial training of criminal investigation staff, combating corruption and technological innovation in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic,” the statement said.
The UNDP and the Bissau PJ will also work towards setting up the Judicial Police in various regions.
The national director of the PJ also thanked the “huge contribution of the UNDP in technical assistance given to the Judicial Police with emphasis on capacity building, provision of equipment and support for legislative reform.
