Vienna: The Sultanate of Oman participated in the thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, which began on Monday in Vienna and continues until 23 October.
The Sultanate of Oman’s delegation to the session is headed by Attorney General Nasr Khamis Al Sawai, Head of the Governmental Experts Team.
The conference discusses the implementation of the Convention and its protocols, alongside enhancing international cooperation in combating organized crime, including the extradition of wanted persons, mutual legal assistance, combating human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the illicit trafficking in firearms.
In his speech before the conference, the Public Prosecutor 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 the Sultanate of Oman’s efforts in updating its legislative system and aligning it with the provisions of the Convention, pointing to the Penal Law, the Anti-Human Trafficking Law, and the Anti-Information Technology Crimes Law, affirming the Sultanate of Oman’s constant approach to fulfilling its international obligations.
This participation underscores the Sultanate of Oman’s commitment to supporting international efforts to combat transnational organised crime and developing legal and judicial cooperation mechanisms, extending from its accession to the Convention pursuant to Royal Decree No. (37/2005).