Within the framework of the consistent development of judges' competencies in the field of digital offenses, the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan and the Academy of Justice, organized a seminar-training on the topic "ICT-crimes: from detection to court decision (introductory course for judges)." This event took place on March 24-25 of this year in the city of Samarkand.
The seminar was attended by investigating judges, as well as judges considering criminal cases related to crimes in the field of information technology, including representatives of the criminal collegiums of regional, city, and district courts.
The leading experts were employees of the Research Institute of Digital Forensics of the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law, Head of the Center for Specialized Digital Research Khagani Gadzhiev and Head of the Center for Combating Cybercrime and Assisting Digital Investigations Bunyod Kudratov.
The training program was aimed at forming modern competencies in judges in the qualification and consideration of crimes in the field of ICT. In particular, special attention was paid to the acceptability of digital evidence in criminal proceedings, criteria for assessing their relevance and reliability, methods of researching electronic data, as well as international legal standards in the field of combating cybercrime.
At the end of the event, certificates were presented to the participants. The participants noted the practical significance of the training, the relevance of the materials, and the high professional level of the experts, emphasizing the need for regular holding of such events.