ERPD organises workshop for criminal investigation personnel

The workshop came within the plan to achieve the objectives of the campaign, which aims to raise the efficiency of the investigation personnel in police work, which is reflected positively on enhancing security and safety by studying the criminal method of fraud by phone. In addition to the method of reaching the perpetrators, which contributes to raising the level of performance of criminal investigation officers.

The workshop, which was moderated by Major Saeed Hamad Hazeem, Acting Director of the Criminal Investigation and Investigation Branch, addressed the concept of fraud by phone for bank customers, fraud methods and prevention, and the procedures to be followed with regard to such criminal acts.

Lt. Col. Saeed Khalfan Al Naqbi, Head of Criminal Investigations and Investigations Department at the Eastern Region Police Department (ERPD), stressed the importance of organising such educational workshops for criminal investigation personnel, with the aim of raising their efficiency and enhancing security and safety in the community. The workshop comes in support of the campaign organised by the ERPD to reduce the increase in the crime of fraud by phone.

Colonel Saeed Al Naqbi stressed the importance of enhancing public confidence in the police's capabilities to quickly reach the accused and those involved in fraud over the phone. He pointed to the coordination process with the various authorities supporting the police force, which contribute to enhancing a sense of security and safety through cooperation in implementing initiatives that guarantee safe conduct practices of the security process as required.