Major General Youssef El-Helou introduces a series of awareness-raising workshops on crime scenes.
Ramallah. Today, Major General Youssef El-Helou, Director General of Police, introduced the Time to Act project implemented by the ACT Foundation for Conflict Resolution in partnership with the Palestinian Police and with funding from the German Foundation for International Cooperation GIZ, which includes 39 workshops in all governorates in partnership between the police and all security agencies. To raise awareness about the crime scene and its role in promoting criminal justice at the Caesar Hotel in Ramallah.
The Police Public Relations and Media Department stated that the project was introduced in the presence of Mr. Bahaa Al-Ahmad, Assistant Attorney General, Mr. Thomas Demrich, Coordinator of the Governance Sector and Director of the German-Palestinian Partnership Program for Police, Mr. Muhammad Hadia, Director of the ACT Foundation for Conflict Resolution, the Assistant Director General of Police and a number of directors Specialized departments, provincial police directors, representatives from the Ministry of Justice, and police and security personnel.
And in his word the general conveyed greeting of Mr. president Mahmoud abbas and prime minister state Dr. Mohammad Ishtayeh and honorable minister of the interior Ziyad Hab alreih, thankful for the local international partner bodies especially the friends in the GIZ organization for the effective and distinguished support they provide to the Palestinian police, He also praised the partnerships based on professional foundations, stressing the need to increase cooperation between the arms of the security establishment and the Palestinian justice system. He also pointed out the importance of refining the skills of workers in the competent departments and developing tools and people in a distinguished scientific professional manner.
In turn, Mr. Mohamed Hadia, director of the Act Foundation for Conflict Resolution, welcomed the attendees and partner institutions, thanking Mr. Major General Youssef El-Helou for his presence, interest and unlimited support in order to provide the best services to the Palestinian citizen. associated with a criminal investigation.
In his speech, Mr. Thomas Demerich welcomed the attendees, thanking Mr. Major-General El-Helou for his interest in this workshop, which is beneficial for developing capabilities and capabilities in the field of criminal investigation and various fields to raise levels of confidence and security for the Palestinian citizen.
Mr. Bahaa Al-Ahmad, the Assistant Public Prosecutor, pointed out the importance of protecting the crime scene in order to reach the truth and reveal the criminals as soon as possible in order to preserve the rights and security of the Palestinian citizen.
At the end of the introduction, Major General El-Helou honored the partners, appreciating and thanking them for their efforts in supporting the Palestinian police, hoping that this project would achieve its general objectives, and continue to provide the best services to the Palestinian citizen and achieve justice in cooperation with all partners to reach professional institutions on the path to the independence of the Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
It is noteworthy that after the opening session, the first workshop of the project was held and it included 3 parts. The first was about the first responder to the crime scene presented by Colonel Saeed Nasr, Director of the Forensic Evidence Department, and the second was about introducing the criminal laboratory and presented by Brigadier Engineer Najeh Samara, Director of the Criminal Laboratory, and the third was about electronic crime and crime scenes. The digital presentation was presented by Colonel Samer Al-Hindi, Director of the Department for Combating Electronic Crimes.
