Attorney General leads Oman delegation at UN crime conference

VIENNA: The Sultanate of Oman participated in the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, which began on Monday in Vienna and continues until October 23. Oman’s delegation is headed by Nasr bin Khamis al Sawa’ee, Attorney General and Head of the Governmental Experts Team. The conference discusses the implementation of the Convention and its protocols, alongside enhancing international cooperation in combating organised crime, including the extradition of wanted persons, mutual legal assistance, combating human trafficking, migrant smuggling and the illicit trafficking in firearms. In his speech, the Attorney General emphasised the importance of intensifying international efforts to address evolving patterns of transnational organised crime and enhancing proactive action through evidence sharing, developing legislation and raising the efficiency of national capacities. He reviewed Oman’s efforts in updating its legislative system in line with the Convention, pointing to the Penal Law, the Anti-Human Trafficking Law and the Anti-Information Technology Crimes Law. Oman acceded to the Convention pursuant to Royal Decree 37/2005. — ONA