The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) is the first and only international organization for all prosecutors around the world to which the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal of the Republic of Türkiye is an institutional member since 2014.
The 1st Pan European Regional Conference on “Effective Investigation in the Age of Digitalization” was held in Istanbul between 2-5 May 2023, hosted by the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal under the auspices of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP).
This Conference has a historical importance as the year 2023 is the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye.
General Prosecutors, Deputy General Prosecutors and senior prosecutors from 32 countries with the contributions of expert speakers from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Netherlands, England, USA, Italy, Switzerland, Azerbaijan and Türkiye, participated to the Conference, which consisted of three sessions.
During the Conference; topics of “Appearance and Effects of Digitalization in the Criminal Procedure”, “Fighting Against Economic Crimes in the Age of Digitalization”, and “Artificial Intelligence in Criminal Procedure” were discussed; the knowledge and experiences of the countries were shared; and the challenges faced in practice, necessary legal regulations and solutions in order to carry out an effective investigation for the crimes committed in the digital environment were evaluated.
Also, during the Conference, the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin held bilateral meetings with the Prosecutor Generals of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Finland, Georgia, Morocco, Thailand, Tajikistan; and the Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan.
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