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Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau International Liaison Office

Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau International Liaison Office. Vilnius, 2007. Coordination at International Liaison Office (1).

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Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau International Liaison Office

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  1. Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau International Liaison Office Vilnius, 2007

  2. Coordination at International Liaison Office (1) • For the purpose of customer convenience "one stop shop" principle is implemented. This also minimizes the risk of cases duplication. The Head of the International Liaison Office allocate the request and tasks to the officers from all mentioned units. All officers of the International Liaison Office have possibility to use Europol and Interpol channels (we are also planning to use SIS I 4 ALL since 2007) and under the guidance of the Heads of the units they are employed and they can decide which channel to use

  3. Coordination at International Liaison Office (2) • Europol Secure Network channel is used for exchange of operational, sensitive, confidential information and intelligence between Lithuanian LEA and Europol. Usually, this channel is employed in cases related to all areas of crime within Europol’s mandate where there are factual indications that an organized criminal structure is involved and two or more MS are affected by the forms of crime

  4. Coordination at International Liaison Office (3) • Interpol I24/7 channel is used for exchange of information about search of wanted and missing persons, information regarding European Arrest Warrant, checks of identity, checks of vehicle identification information and other not sensitive (confidential) information. Usually, this channel is employed in cases where there are no factual indications that an organized criminal structure is involved or cases are not related to Europol’s mandate. Also this channel is used for information and intelligence exchange with non EU countries

  5. Coordination at International Liaison Office (4) • Multi-bilateral or LO network is also used when co-ordinated actions in Lithuania and other countries are requested, in complex cases, where the personal involvement of such officers may be useful

  6. Europol Lithuanian National Unit Vilnius, 2007

  7. ENU HISTORY • In 2002 Lithuanian police together with NCIS of United Kingdom successfully implemented joint PHARE project "Strengthening combat against organized crime by establishing national subdivision of Europol" (Nr. LI/IB/JH-01), with the help of which Lithuanian national unit of Europol has been established in the International Relations Board of Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau • October 30, 2003 agreement between Republic of Lithuania and European Police Bureau was signed, which legitimated mutual cooperation between Lithuania and Europol • In April 22, 2004 Lithuania ratified Europol Convention and its protocols, therefore, the Convention and its protocols came into power in September 1, 2004

  8. ENU – STRUCTURE (1)

  9. ENU LEGAL BACKGROUND “INSTRUCTION ON COOPERATION BETWEEN LITHUANIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND EUROPEAN POLICE OFFICE” on 17-03-2006 approved by Commissioner General of the Lithuanian Police and harmonized with all competent authorities

  10. COMPETENT AUTHORITIES (1) • Police department under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania (all kind of cases related to Europol mandate) • Customs department under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania (cases related to Europol mandate - unlawful trafficking of forbidden goods, such as drugs, nuclear and radioactive substances, cigarettes, etc.) • State border guards service under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania (cases related to Europol mandate – facilitation of illegal migration) • Financial crime investigation service under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania (cases related to Europol mandate - money laundering, financing of terrorism) • Lithuanian General Prosecutor’s office (information exchange for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, extradition of persons and transfer of criminal procedure or sentenced persons, also co-operation with LO at Eurojust) • State security department of the Republic of Lithuania (cases related to Europol mandate – terrorism) • Special investigation service of the Republic of Lithuania (fight against corruption)

  11. POLICE STATE BORDER GUARD SERVICE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE LITHUANIAN CUSTOMS SPECIAL INVESTIGATION SERVICE STATE SECURITY DEPARTMENT COMPETENT AUTHORITIES (2) National Unit FINANCIAL CRIME INVESTIGATION SERVICE

  12. COORDINATION AT NATIONAL LEVEL (1) • “Operational activities” shallmean the overt and covert intelligence activities carried out by entities of operational activities in accordance with the procedure laid down by “Law on operational activities” • Art. 19 of this Law “The Prosecutor General and the Deputy Prosecutor General authorised by him, chief prosecutors of regional prosecutor’s offices and the deputy chief prosecutors authorised by them shall co-ordinate the operational actions of entities of operational activities and control the lawfulness”

  13. COORDINATION AT NATIONAL LEVEL (2) • Co-operation Agreement between Lithuanian LEA on coordination for Operational Activities, signed on 28 November 2003 • Co-operation agreement between the Police Department, Customs Department and State Border Guards Service to establish Joint Criminal Intelligence Information Analysis Centre, signed on 19 December 2005 • Draft on “Rules for co-ordination the operational actions and control the lawfulness” are prepared by General Prosecution Office

  14. ENU • Lithuanian National Unit of Europol shall be the only liaison body between Europol and competent authorities • Competent authorities shall ensure via liaison officers designated that Lithuanian National Unit of Europol is able to fulfill its tasks supplying it with information on time connected with prevention and investigation of crimes set out in Europol mandate

  15. Lithuanian Liaison Office in Europol • Liaison officers seconded by competent authorities shall make up Lithuanian Liaison Office in Europol • The liaison officer shall be available twenty-hours a day, i.e. s/he shall work on a 24/7 basis • Lithuanian Liaison Office in Europol shall have a direct access to national databases used for the performance of functions of competent authorities and registered with national or departmental registers • The liaison officer shall assist in the exchange of information between the competent authorities which have seconded them and Europol via Lithuanian National Unit of Europol • Liaison officers shall be directly subordinate to the competent authority that seconded them and they shall be also accountable for their activity to Lithuanian National Unit of Europol • At the moment Lithuanian police have posted 2 and Lithuanian Customs 1 liaison officers at Europol

  16. AWF • Lithuanian National Unit of Europol shall inform competent authorities by means of a written statement on AWF opened or new ones being opened within Europol • Having assessed the expediency and considered a possibility of association in AWF opened or a AWF being opened, the competent authority shall inform Lithuanian National Unit of Europol by means of a written statement on a wish to participate in a certain AWF • The competent authority participating in a particular AWF shall provide data to Europol on its own initiative via a contact officer designated by Lithuanian National Unit of Europol

  17. Lithuania takes part in the following AWF • Cola -cocaine trafficking • Synergy - synthetic drugs • Soya –forgery of money • Islamic Extremist Terrorism –terrorism • Smoke -illicit tobacco trade • Feasibility studies are made for: • Copper -ethnic albanian organised crime networks • Terminal – forgery of payment cards • Maritsa – trafficking in human beings • Checkpoint – facilitation of illegal migration

  18. MEMBER STATES INPUT INTO AWF

  19. AWF COLA

  20. AWF SYNERGY

  21. AWF SOYA

  22. AWF ISLAMIC TERRORISM

  23. AWF SMOKE

  24. AWF 2006

  25. AWF 2006

  26. AWF 2006

  27. EUROPOL INFORMATION SYSTEM (IS) • Lithuanian National Unit of Europol and liaison officers may input data directly into IS and conduct data retrieval in it. Data input into IS via Lithuanian National Unit of Europol and data retrieval may be also performed by empowered officers assigned by the managers of competent authorities under domestic laws. Competent authorities shall inform Lithuanian National Unit of Europol about an appointment certain empowered officers by means of a written statement • Having entered data into IS via Lithuanian National Unit of Europol, the competent authority is considered to be the proprietor of data entered into IS, that is responsible for the rightness of the data entered into IS and proper use of information received from IS. Only the proprietor of data may modify, correct and delete such data • Competent authorities shall ensure that officers working with IS have permits to work or getting familiar with classified information (secrecy level “Top Secret”) • 3 Lithuanian police officers have finished IS instructors course. Since April 2006 all ENU officers have possibility to search in IS and one officer to input data into IS

  28. INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY LITHUANIA(1) • Competent authorities may exchange information with Europol only via Lithuanian National Unit of Europol. In exceptional cases, when there is no possibility to liaise with the contact official at Lithuanian National Unit of Europol, or in case of urgency, direct information exchange between the competent authority and Europol is also possible via liaison officers, however, Lithuanian National Unit of Europol has to be informed on such cooperation in 24 hours • The competent authorities shall liaise with Lithuanian National Unit of Europol via empowered officers designated by the competent authorities in compliance with the national legislation of the management of these bodies. The competent authorities shall notify Lithuanian National Unit of Europol of the particular designated empowered officers in a written form

  29. INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY LITHUANIA (2) • Territorial Police Units shall liaise with Lithuanian National Unit of Europol via duly empowered officers designated by police units of a higher echelon (Police Headquarters of Vilnius city, Kaunas city, Klaipėda city, Šiauliai city and Panevėžys city, Police Units of Alytus city and district, Marijampolė and Utena districts, Tauragė district and Telšiai district) in accordance with Order No. 5-V-191 of 14 March 2005 of Commissioner General of Lithuanian Police “Concerning Designation of Empowered Officers”

  30. USE OF THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY EUROPOL • The information received from Europol and transmitted to the competent authorities by Lithuanian National Unit of Europol, may only be used for the purposes laid down in handling codes H1, H2, H3 • Having received information from Europol via Lithuanian National Unit of Europol or liaison officers, competent authorities have to comply with the following conditions: • following a request, the competent authority shall verify the information within its competence and inform Lithuanian National Unit of Europol on the outcome of such verification; • competent authorities shall not communicate the data to third parties (bodies); • the data shall be supplied and received only via Lithuanian National Unit of Europol or liaison officers

  31. ASSESSMENT OF RELIABILITY OF SOURCE AND INFORMATION • When communicating information to Europol, the competent authority shall assess the source of the information as far as possible on the basis of the 4X4 system criteria

  32. MEANS OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE(1) • Lithuanian National Unit of Europol shall exchange information with liaison officers and Europol through the secure (encoded) channel of electronic connection installed by Europol • Competent authorities shall exchange information with Lithuanian National Unit of Europol through the secure (encoded) channel of electronic connection, which ensures confidentiality, integrity and adequate communication of information. Competent authorities and Lithuanian National Unit of Europol, who shall sign an agreement concerning installation and supervision of a secure (encoded) channel of electronic connection, shall be responsible for installation of the aforementioned channel. In case of absence of a secure (encoded) channel installed, competent authorities and Lithuanian National Unit of Europol shall exchange information in the usual ways (by electronic mail, by fax, faximile, telephone, etc.) and the classified information is exchanged in a written form, in compliance with the provisions provided for under the law on State Secrets and Civil Service Secrets of the Republic of Lithuania

  33. MEANS OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE (2) • IT and communications department under the MOI have prepared the project “Creation of secure network between Lithuanian Law Enforcement Agencies” • If project be supported by Government, secure network will be created in 2007-2008

  34. MEANS OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE (3)

  35. ACCESS TO DATA BASES (1) • intelligence information: • direct access to police operative information system (OIS) • a written request via empowered officers to a LEA

  36. ACCESS TO DATA BASES (2) • telecommunications subscribers: • a written request to a specialized police unit (mobile telephone subscribers) • direct access to land line telephone subscribers data base

  37. ACCESS TO DATA BASES (3) • Direct access to data bases of: • POLIS (police records, enterprises, inhabitants, police officers, convictions, vehicles, traffic violation, armaments, undesirable persons, stolen goods, border control, social insurance) • Customs declaration • Fingerprints • DNA

  38. AWERENESS ON EUROPOL • There were several awareness courses organized to meet the demands of the Lithuanian LEA. For example, there was three day “Awareness Seminar on Terrorism” organized in January 2006 for the middle and high level experts from 10 district police units, Financial Crime Investigation Service, State Security Department and Security Police of Latvia. • There was also two weeks course on Operational Analysis, organized in January, 2006. Both events were lectured by the competent experts from Europol

  39. CONTACTS Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau International Liaison OfficeEuropol Lithuanian National Unit Address: Liepyno 7, Vilnius, Lithuania Tel.: +370 5 271 9900 Fax.: +370 5 271 9924 E-mail: office@ilnb.lt

  40. Thank you for attentionAny questions???

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