October 16, 2024
First Deputy Head of CIS ATC Zh.N. Saipoldayev took part in the work of the IX meeting of the Council of Heads of Penal Services of the CIS Member-States, which was held in the central hall of the National Library of the Republic of Tajikistan in Dushanbe on October 16, 2024.
The event was attended by representatives of the penal services of 9 Commonwealth states (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), Executive Committee and CIS ATC.
The meeting reviewed issues related to the implementation of the Interstate Program of Joint Measures to Combat Crime for 2024-2028 and the Program of Cooperation of the CIS Member-States in Combating Terrorism and Extremism for 2023-2025. Besides, the event participants exchanged national practices, discussed the situation in the penitentiary sphere, and outlined the main areas of further cooperation.
Zh.N. Saipoldayev informed the participants about certain aspects of the situation in the sphere of countering terrorism and extremism in the CIS. He stressed the importance of consolidated joint efforts, especially in the area of timely identification and suppression of sources of radicalization in detention facilities. He noted the need for continued training of penal service employees involved in combating terrorism and extremism.
