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Influencing

Influencing. European Arrest Warrant Joint Investigation Teams Terrorism JHA Council Decisions of December 2002 & March 2004 Annual Report 2003 Eurojust to Report to JHA Council by end May 2004 Decisions on Jurisdiction Working with ‘Third’ States

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Influencing

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  1. Influencing • European Arrest Warrant • Joint Investigation Teams • Terrorism • JHA Council Decisions of December 2002 & March 2004 • Annual Report 2003 • Eurojust to Report to JHA Council by end May 2004 • Decisions on Jurisdiction • Working with ‘Third’ States • Need for clarity & a “joined-up” approach • Eurojust, EJN, Europol, PCTF, OLAF

  2. Key Partners • Domestic Competent Authorities • EJN (European Judicial Network) • Europol • Liaison Magistrates • OLAF (Office pour la Lutte Anti-Fraude) • EU Candidate Countries • Other Countries Contact Points: • USA, Norway, Canada, Switzerland, etc.

  3. Casework Examples • Two Human Trafficking Cases • Case A - UK France • Case B - France Spain Bulgaria & Albania

  4. Case A (i) • Human trafficking case • Sophisticated network moving people from Indian sub-continent into the EU • Collection point in France for movement to the UK • Separate enquiries in France and in England

  5. Human Trafficking Case A

  6. Case A (ii) • UK and France investigators/prosecutors met at Eurojust in The Hague on 4 November • Discussed their linked investigations • in France; • Orcriest - Commissioner and Police Captain and • Examining magistrate from Bobigny in Paris • in England • NCS - Telford • CPS at Casework Directorate in Birmingham

  7. Case A (iii) • Objectives • Ensure effective co-ordination of both cases • Facilitate execution of Letters of Request • develop future strategy and actions • Overview of both enquiries • Exchange of information and state of play on investigations in each jurisdiction • Preparation of draft letter of request • Evidential requirements

  8. Case A (iv) • Evidential requirements • Did draft request meet French legal criteria • the form the material was to be sent to UK • telephone billing and subscriber checks • Possibility of English investigators using French telephone intercept material as evidence in the English prosecution

  9. Case A (v) • Also agreed • Arrests to take place in France on agreed date • Interviews of any defendants to take place in England or France: English and French investigators to be present • Further meeting at Eurojust in early 2004 to exchange information on progress and to decide on any future co-operation and action

  10. Human Trafficking Case B

  11. Case B • Involving France (Paris & Perpignan) and Barcelona in Spain and trafficking of women (mainly minors) for prostitution from Romania by Albanian crime gangs • Facilitation of evidence collection in Romania and Albania • Evidence relating to forgery and use of false French passports • Denunciation of prosecution by the Romanian authorities

  12. The Future ? • Medium Term and Long Term Plans • Focus: key criminal conduct cross-border • Regular Meetings - Operational & Strategic • Terrorism, Trafficking Human Beings & Drugs, Fraud & Money Laundering • Joint Investigation Teams - a monitoring role ? • Follow up suggestions made at meetings • No enough to bring people together - must add value • Work to remove MLA Blockages • Must deliver good results consistently • not just good stories

  13. - The Role and Work of Eurojust - Combating International Crime and Adding Value Mike Kennedy President of the College of Eurojust National Member for the United Kingdom

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