Deputy Director of Judicial Studies: Strengthening International Cooperation to Combat Organized Crime and Terrorism
Saud Al-Sanea emphasized the importance of strengthening international cooperation and developing legislation to combat organized crime, terrorism, and cybercrimes.
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A counselor at the Court of Appeal and deputy director of the Kuwait Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies for Continuous and Specialized Training, Saud Al-Sanea, emphasized the importance of strengthening international cooperation and developing legislation and preventive capacities to combat organized crime, terrorism, and cross-border cybercrimes, alongside enhancing mechanisms for legal assistance and the exchange of evidence and information among states.
This came during two interventions delivered by Al-Sanea on the fifth and sixth agenda items of the agenda of the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Abu Dhabi 2026).
Al-Sanea stated that the evolving methods of organized crime and terrorism, as well as the exploitation of information networks to promote prohibited materials, transfer funds, and conceal criminal proceeds, require strengthening the capacities of justice authorities to detect these activities early, collect electronic evidence, and establish links among perpetrators within and outside the country.
He noted that Kuwait has strengthened its legislative framework to address emerging crimes through a number of laws related to combating information technology crimes, terrorism, drugs and psychotropic substances, and human trafficking, reaffirming Kuwait’s support for international efforts to combat cybercrime and cross-border crimes.
He underscored the importance of enhancing cooperation among criminal justice institutions and national authorities, and developing regional and international partnerships, technical assistance, and training, particularly in the fields of mutual legal assistance, extradition, exchange of electronic evidence, and tracking criminal proceeds.
He clarified that Kuwait has issued legislation governing international judicial cooperation in criminal matters and has worked to enhance training and capacity building, in addition to signing memoranda of understanding and partnerships with national, regional, and international entities to exchange expertise and support the fight against human trafficking, as well as to develop legislation and legal research.
Al-Sanea stressed the importance of training specialists in preserving and analyzing electronic evidence, and exchanging necessary information to track criminal proceeds and protect victims of trafficking and exploitation, especially women and children, while respecting national laws and state sovereignty.
