OBJECTIVE OF ASEANAPOL

OBJECTIVE OF ASEANAPOL

• Enhance police professionalism
• Forge stronger regional cooperation in policing
• Promote lasting friendship amongst police officers of member countries

OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRETARIAT

OBJECTIVES

• Ensure the effective implementation of all resolutions adopted at the ASEANAPOL Conferences;
• Serve as a coordination and communication mechanism to allow members to establish and to maintain all channels of interaction amongst members;
• Foster mutual assistance and cooperation amongst members; and
• Endeavour to increase regional cooperation efforts against transnational crime.

FUNCTIONS

• Prepare and implement work plans for effective implementation of all the resolutions adopted in the annual Joint Communiqués signed at the ASEANAPOL Conferences;
• Facilitate and coordinate cross-border cooperation on intelligence and information sharing and exchange;
• Facilitate and coordinate joint operations and activities involving criminal investigations, the building and maintenance of the ASEANAPOL database, training, capacity building, the development of scientific investigative tools, technical support and forensic science;
• Provide support and necessary assistance in organising the ASEANAPOL Conferences;
• Submit on a quarterly basis to the Chiefs of ASEAN Police Forces proposals on all planned programmed and activities to be carried out;
• Prepare an annual report on its activities and expenditure to be presented to the ASEANAPOL Executive Committee immediately before the ASEANAPOL Conference, and distributed to all members and to the ASEANAPOL Conference; and;
• Act as a custodian of all documents and records of ASEANAPOL