Today, the Italian Ambassador Massimo Marotti met the Military Police Commander B. General Nabil Abdallah at the MP Headquarters in Baabda. Ambassador Marotti attended the ceremony for the conclusion of the “Crime Scene Inspection (CSI) and collection specialist” and the “Management and evidence collection” training courses organized by the Italian Bilateral Military Mission in Lebanon (MIBIL). The Carabinieri specialized instructors attended the event as well.
During the six-week course, 29 Lebanese officials from the Military Police, the Engineering Regiment of the Intelligence Directorate of the State Security and from the General Security, were able to optimize their capacities in the fields of scientific investigations and their technical skills to operate on the scene of crime.
The Italian instructors have illustrated the concepts related to the crime scene’s screening, to the finds’ collection and to the laboratory tests to be conducted on the evidence. Wide space was devoted to practical exercises, materials and techniques for accessing and examining the crime scene as well as researching, highlighting, storing and documenting biological, ballistic, chemical, and firearm residues.
Ambassador Marotti stressed the Italian commitment to support the Lebanese Armed Forces and the role of the Italian Training Mission in helping the LAF acquiring modern capacities. The value of the training activities and equipment donated to the LAF reached €20 million in last two years.
