Monday, 29 – Tuesday, 30 May 2017 Judicial Training Institute / Institut de Formation Judiciaire (IGO-IFJ)

Avenue Louise 54, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

EJTN CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING GATHERING AND ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE

IN TERRORISM CASES: CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES

[CR/2017/04]

With financial support from the Justice Programme of the European Union

Specialised day-and-a-half training focused on the practical evidentiary challenges involved in the investigation, prosecution and trial of terrorism cases. This training will gather judges and prosecutors from different EU Member States to exchange views and best practices on the treatment of terrorism cases, the gathering and use of evidence from third States and conflict zones, the use of intelligence as evidence, and the use of evidence from social media and other online platforms. Participants will be divided into breakout groups to discuss practical cases and investigative approaches to complex files. Through plenary and

roundtable discussions, practitioners will exchange views with other experts in this field and share their own national experience in dealing with foreign fighters and home-grown terrorism. Supporting lectures will offer an overview of the most recent legal developments in the field of counter-terrorism, including the new EU Directive on combating terrorism, the role of judicial cooperation in tackling terrorism, and the support offered by EU institutions and agencies therein.

MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017

Moderator: Rainer HORNUNG Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Lörrach Prosecution Office, Germany

8.30-09.00 Welcome coffee and registration of the participants

09.00-09.15 Welcome Words

Raf VAN RANSBEECK Director, Judicial Training Institute, Belgium (IGO-IFJ)

Rainer HORNUNG Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Lörrach Prosecution Office, Germany

09.15-09.30 Presentation of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN): Projects and Programmes

Teresa CABRITA Senior Project Manager, EJTN Secretariat

09.30-11.00

Roundtable: Participants’ Experience in the Treatment of Terrorism Cases

Open Debate and Discussion

Participants, Moderator and Speakers

Jeroen BLOMSMA Policy Officer, Counter-Terrorism Unit, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels

Lars OTTE Senior Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor General’s Office, Karlsruhe

HH Judge Michael TOPOLSKI QC Who sits at The Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey), London

Frédéric VAN LEEUW Federal Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor’s Office, Brussels

11.00-11.30 Group Photo & Coffee Break

11.30-12.45

Micro Financing of Terrorism: Detecting Structures (Indirectly) Supporting Terrorism (in Social Security, Private Enterprise, etc.) Q&A and Discussion

Frédéric VAN LEEUW Federal Prosecutor, Federal

Prosecutor’s Office, Brussels

12.45-13.45 Lunch Break

13.45-14.30 Sentencing in Terrorism Cases Q&A and Discussion

HH Judge Michael TOPOLSKI QC Who sits at The Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey), London

14.30-15.30 Cyber Jihad and Gathering Evidence in Cyber Space Q&A and Discussion

Lars OTTE Senior Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor General’s Office, Karlsruhe

15.30-16.00 Coffee Break

16.00-17.30

Workshop Sessions

Group 1: The Admissibility of Evidence Gathered Abroad

Group 2: Disclosure of Sensitive Evidence

Moderators:

Lars OTTE Senior Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor General’s Office, Karlsruhe

HH Judge Michael TOPOLSKI QC Who sits at The Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey), London

17.30 Suspension of the Works

19.30 Dinner at ‘La Rose Blanche’, Grand Place 11 - 1000 Brussels (Optional meeting point - 19.00 @ IGO-IFJ)

PROGRAMME

TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017

Moderator: Rainer HORNUNG Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Lörrach Prosecution Office, Germany

8.45-09.00 Arrival and registration of the participants

9.00-10.00 Rendition of the Results of the Workshops Rapporteurs and Workshop Moderators

10.00-10.45 Latest Developments at the EU Level in Countering Terrorism

Jeroen BLOMSMA Policy Officer, Counter-Terrorism Unit, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels

10.45-11.15 Coffee break

11.15-12.30 Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives of Counter-Terrorism in Europe

Q&A and Discussion

Jeroen BLOMSMA Policy Officer, Counter-Terrorism Unit, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels

Lars OTTE Senior Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor General’s Office, Karlsruhe

Frédéric VAN LEEUW Federal Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor’s Office, Brussels

12.30-12.45 Closing Words and Evaluation of the Training by the Participants (Submission of Evaluation Forms)

12.45 Light Lunch & Departure of the Participants

SPEAKERS Jeroen BLOMSMA Policy Officer, Counter-Terrorism Unit, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels

Rainer HORNUNG Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Lörrach Prosecution Office, Former Director of the German Judicial Academy

Lars OTTE Senior Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor General’s Office, Karlsruhe

HH Judge Michael TOPOLSKI QC Who sits at The Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey), London

Frédéric VAN LEEUW Federal Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor’s Office, Brussels

Raf VAN RANSBEECK Director, Judicial Training Institute, Belgium (IGO-IFJ)

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