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Editors --- "AFP runs 'historic' intelligence course in Malaysia" [2000] AUFPPlatypus 31; (2000) 69 Platypus: Journal of the Australian Federal Police, Article 9


AFP runs ‘historic’ intelligence course in Malaysia

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Intelligence officers from throughout south-east Asia attended the Royal Malaysia Police Senior Officers' College for a two-week intelligence course conducted by the AFP from July 23.

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The recently constructed Malaysian Senior Police Officers' College provided an impressive array of teaching facilitieS.

Intelligence officers from throughout South-East Asia have attended an ‘historic' course hosted by the Royal Malaysia Police and the AFP at the Senior Police Officers' College at Cheras in Selangor, Malaysia, from July 23 to August 5, 2000.

Made possible by the AFP's Law Enforcement Cooperation Program (LECP) the intelligence officers' course was delivered by Stephen Pound and Federal Agent Chris Douglas and was attended by police officers from Cambodia, the Peoples Republic of China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia His Excellency Mr. Peter Varghese, the Director of the Narcotics Department Royal Malaysia Police, DCP Datuk Mohd Sedek b. Hj Mohd Ali, the College Commandant, SAC II Yahaya b. Udin, Federal Agent Andy Hughes, General Manager National Operations, Federal Agent Ken Harding, Senior Liaison Officer to Malaysia and LECP Coordinator Federal Agent Mark Walters.

The course was designed to provide the participants with a fundamental appreciation of intelligence techniques and to also enhance their intelligence managerial skills.

Through formal classroom presentation, open discussion and problem solving in syndicate groups, the course sought to develop the knowledge and skills of its participants. The course highlight involved syndicate groups solving a scenario problem that involved the trafficking of narcotics through a number of South East Asian countries and the laundering of the proceeds of crime from narcotics.

The scenario brought the students together because their collective skill and knowledge was required to solve the problem confronting them. Being international in nature, the scenario also forced course participants to think strategically outside of their current jurisdiction and develop an understanding that narcotics is a global problem requiring the cooperation of all police officers from around the world to combat it successfully.

Many students commented that they now viewed the role of their respective agencies from a different perspective and believed they could multiply the effect they can have on crime both from within and external to their own jurisdiction by working more closely with law enforcement agencies from other countries.

The Introduction to Intelligence (Management) program was more than a course. It was an opportunity for police intelligence officers to meet with other colleagues and discuss criminal issues that are occurring within their own country and to exchange ideas on how those problems are being solved.

As Stephen Pound told course participants “You are making history”. An opportunity like this course has never happened before and for them will never happen again. It was therefore a unique opportunity for them to develop relationships that will last for the remainder of their careers.


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