From 3 to 5 June 2025, specialized training sessions were held jointly by the Financial Monitoring Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Scientific-Educational Center of the Prosecutor General’s Office. The training, titled “Specific Features of Proving Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Offenses” was designed for investigators working in prosecution, tax, and police authorities.

 

Held in a hybrid format, the training featured expert contributions from representatives of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Anti-Corruption General Directorate under the Prosecutor General, a judge from the Baku Court of Appeal, and a representative of the Financial Monitoring Service, who all served as trainers.

 

Throughout the program, participants received in-depth information on the legal elements and societal danger of offenses under Article 193-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as methods for identifying and tracing assets and funds used in money laundering and terrorist financing. The sessions also addressed the conduct of financial investigations, the specifics of parallel investigations related to predicate offenses, links between money laundering and crimes such as tax evasion and embezzlement, and current judicial practices.

 

The event, which brought together a total of 125 participants, was part of a series of specialized training sessions aimed at ensuring effective inter-agency cooperation. These initiatives fall under the 2023–2025 National Action Plan on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, approved by Presidential Decree of the Republic of Azerbaijan.