The 3rd Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of
Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA)
3-6 October 2008 - Kiev, Ukraine
The conference aims at revealing the various elements and forms of corruption, as
well as the impediments that hinder investigation of such crimes. It encourages
cooperative relationships between judicial authorities and other anti-corruption
agencies with an effort to halt crimes of corruption throughout the Arab and international
arena. The conference recommends mutual legal assistance and international cooperation
in tracing and recovering proceeds of such crimes. A number of Arab public prosecutors
were selected from each pilot country by the Public Prosecution Office, in coordination
with the Project Management Team, to participate in this conference alongside relevant
institutions and bodies entrusted with the task of fighting corruption. These participants
are:
1. Iraq
- Medhat Mahmoud - President of the Higher Judicial Council.
- Mohamed Tamer Al-Maliki - Public Prosecutor at the Criminal
Court- Alkarada
2. Morocco
- Mohammed Benalilou - Head of the Department of Special Criminal
Cases and Amnesty -Directorate of Penal Affairs- Ministry of Justice
3. Jordan
- Naji Al-Zou'bi - Public Prosecutor
- Ali Dmour - Board Member of Anti-Corruption Commission
4. Egypt
- Adel Al Said - Chief of Technical Office in the Public Prosecution
Office and International Cooperation Department
- Hussein Hilmi - Associate Public Prosecutor at the Technical
Office in the Public Prosecution Office and International Cooperation
5. Lebanon
- Miassar Choucor - Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation
- Raja Hamouch- Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeals, Mount
Lebanon
2nd Regional Conference on the Separation of Powers, the Independence of Justice
and the Role of Prosecutors in Strengthening the Rule of Law
27-28 April 2008, Doha, Qatar
Public prosecutors from the pilot countries participated in a regional conference
organized by the Public Prosecution Office in Qatar and the French Ministry of Justice,
in collaboration with UNDP-POGAR. Representatives of UNDP-POGAR also attended the
conference which served as an international event that consolidates the knowledge
of the Arab prosecutors and promotes their inter- and intra- linkages. The conference
also recommends the launching of the Arab Prosecutors Network. A number of Arab
public prosecutors are selected from each pilot country by the Public Prosecution
Office in that respective country, in coordination with the Project Management Team,
to participate in this conference.
These participants are:
1. Lebanon
- Said Mirza - Attorney general
- Ralph Riachi - Public Prosecutor
2. Morocco
- Mohamed AbdelNabaoui - Director of Penal Affairs and Amnesty
3. Jordan
- Youssef Hmoud - Head of Public Prosecution Offices
4. Yemen
- Abdallah Abdallah Al-Ouloufi- Attorney General
The 12th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of
Prosecutors
16-20 September 2007- Hong Kong, China
This conference discusses prosecution guidelines and rules for the delegation of
functions within the prosecution office. It also focuses on the internal review
of prosecution decisions and the litigation against them as well as the compensation
for prosecution errors. A number of Arab public prosecutors were selected from each
pilot country by the Public Prosecution Office in that respective country, in coordination
with the Project Management Team, to participate in this conference alongside relevant
institutions and bodies entrusted with the task of fighting corruption. These participants
are:
1. Egypt
- Abdel Majid Mahmoud -Public prosecutor
- Tahany El Wasemy - public prosecutor
2. Lebanon
- Wassim Harb - Senior Rule of Law Advisor- UNDP-POGAR
The 2nd Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of
Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA)
21-24 November 2007 - Bali, Indonesia
This conference focuses on "Efficient Prevention Measures in the Fight against Corruption"
with a view towards providing the participants with a collection of effective practices
relating to Chapter II of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and ultimately
facilitating the convention's implementation.
A key objective for this conference is the formulation of a development plan for
IAACA on the basis of a comprehensive and profound discussion focused on best practices
in preventive measures in the fight against corruption.
A number of Arab public prosecutors were selected from each pilot country by the
Public Prosecution Office in that respective country, in coordination with the Project
Management Team, to participate in this conference alongside relevant institutions
and bodies entrusted with the task of fighting corruption. These participants are:
1. Lebanon
- Myassar Chokr - Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation
- Tany Lattouf - Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation
- Samer Ghanem - Head of Enforcement of Judgment Unit in Beirut
2. Egypt
- Adnan Fanjary - Assistant Attorney General
- Abdallah El-Said - Associate Public Prosecutor
3. Yemen
- Abdallah Abdallah Al Ouloufi - the Attorney General
- Sharafeddine Mahbashi - Head of the Judicial Inspection Committee,
Attorney General's Office
4. Morocco
- Mohammed Adbenabaoui - Director, Directorate of Penal Affairs
and Amnesty
- Mohamed Benalilou - Chief, Directorate of Penal Affairs and
Amnesty
5. Jordan
- Yousef Hmoud - Attorney General
- Abedalelah Alassaf - Public Prosecutor of West Amman
Conference on "Information on Communication Technology for Public Prosecutor's Office"
12-13 October 2007 - Bologna, Italy
This conference discusses the importance of the development of information and communication
technology in the field of justice; a phenomenon that has become more essential
to the correct and efficacious functioning of judicial systems around the world.
A number of Arab public prosecutors were selected from each pilot country by the
Public Prosecution Office in that respective country, in coordination with the Project
Management Team, to participate in this conference. These participants are:
1. Lebanon
- Sameer Hmoud - Judge, Ministry of Justice
- Antoine Farhat - Judge, Ministry of Justice
- Wassim El Hajjar - Judge, Head Enforcement of Judgment Unit.
2. Egypt
- Tarek Ali Ahmed Kamel Ibrahim - Chief Public Prosecutor
- Mohamed Mostafa Ahmed Kamis Mohamed - Associate Public Prosecutor
3. Morocco
- Mohamed Benalilou - Director, Directorate of Penal Affairs and
Amnesty
- Faissal Idrissi - Judge, Ministry of Justice
4. Jordan
- Feras Al Zaggoul - Assistant Attorney General, Amman
- Maamoun Al Dmour - Public Prosecutor, Karak
Conference "European Arrest Warrant - The Reality of a Vision"
Field Visit to the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) - The Netherlands
15-17 June 2007
The objective of this visit is to introduce the participants to the European Arrest
Warrant and its means of implementation in the Dutch legislation as well as judicial
practice; this shall be realized through visits to prosecution offices in Amsterdam.
The visit also aims at providing the participants with an overview of the management
of cases by prosecutors in the Netherlands, and outlines the cooperation avenues
between the judicial authorities and the NFI.
A number of Arab public prosecutors were selected from each pilot country by the
Public Prosecution Offices in their respective countries, in coordination with the
Project Management Team, to participate in this event. The participants are:
1. Egypt
- Mohamed Maher Abdelwahed - Chief Prosecutor
- Adel Zayed - President of the Court of Appeak
2. Yemen
- Sharafeddine El-Mahbashi - Head of the Judicial Inspection Committee,
3. Morocco
- Rachid Sadouk - Deputy Public Prosecutor, Appeal Court of Rabat
4. Jordan
- Mohamed Abou Roumman - Public Prosecutor, Grand Felonies Court