From February 9 to 13, 2026, the National Institute of Justice hosted the second phase of the pilot training program in financial investigations and asset recovery. This initiative continues the first phase of the program, launched at the end of last year, and is part of a comprehensive process that also includes the development of methodological competencies for five previously selected national trainers.
During the workshop, trainers participated as observers, attending the training delivered to a new group of practitioners from institutions responsible for preventing and combating money laundering, investigating corruption offenses, and managing fiscal administration. The sessions were facilitated by experts from the Basel Institute on Governance - David Mattan, Thierry Ravalomanda, Phyllis Atkinson, and Alexandru Donciu - and covered current topics on modern financial investigation techniques, as well as methods for identifying and tracing assets derived from criminal activity.
Following this phase, three days of mentorship and evaluation are scheduled for trainers this week. They will prepare and deliver lectures from the program curriculum, receiving individualized feedback from ICAR experts. The mentoring activities aim to enhance pedagogical skills, apply the ICAR methodology in practical exercises and case studies, manage classrooms effectively, and use the “Basel Open Learn” educational platform.
The training program, structured in five phases running until summer 2026, is implemented by the National Institute of Justice in partnership with the International Centre for Asset Recovery of the Basel Institute on Governance and is supported by the Swiss Cooperation Office through the project “Supporting the Republic of Moldova in the Confiscation and Recovery of Criminal Assets (CRESTA).”