Opening the training and methodology event, Denis Shaman, Deputy Head of the Investigative Committee Directorate for Minsk, emphasised that the event had already become a tradition for investigators in the capital and provided an opportunity to improve their crime-scene examination skills.
“At crime scenes, it is you who lead the investigative teams, coordinate the work of the officers assigned to them and bear responsibility for the thoroughness and quality of the examination,” D. Shaman told the participants. “ The outcome of a criminal investigation largely depends on how the initial investigative procedures are conducted. Today, you have a unique opportunity to discuss your questions with more experienced colleagues and exchange views with them. I am confident that the practical sessions will be productive and that the knowledge and skills acquired during this event will have a positive impact on your future work.”
The senior official also drew attention to the venue for the event — the Stalin Line Historical and Cultural Complex — noting that the Great Patriotic War was a defining period in the fate of our people. Every six seconds, one human life was lost at the front. This was followed by the laying of flowers at the monument to G. Zhukov, which was unveiled in 2015 by the chairmen of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus and the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
The participants in the training and methodology event then attended a theory session.
This was followed by the practical component. The first task was to examine a crime scene. According to the scenario, the police had received a report from a security officer at the Stalin Line Historical and Cultural Complex that three people were fighting near the museum. The first police officers to arrive found evidence of alcohol consumption and a struggle, brown stains on the ground and drag marks. The participants, divided into seven teams, all performed the assigned task extremely well.
The next stage was a quest. The teams had to complete seven stations, each featuring tasks on the history of the Great Patriotic War. At the “Sniper” station, for example, they had to fire five shots from an air rifle at the shooting range, while at the “Letter from the Front” station they had to find an envelope and explain why letters from the front were sent in envelopes of this kind. At the “Intelligence Officer” station, the investigators deciphered a code used by the outstanding master spy and legendary Soviet intelligence officer Richard Sorge.
A pleasant surprise for the participants was the “Minsk at War” themed guided tour of the capital’s landmark historical sites associated with the Great Patriotic War.
Photographs courtesy of the Investigative Committee Directorate for Minsk
Material sourced from https://minsknews.by/
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