Lit Colonel Salim Khalifa Al Dirae, Director of Crime Scene Department at Abu Dhabi Police honored a number of media personnel who participated in the training course recently co-organized by the Crime Scene and Security Media departments to enhance their knowledge about dealing with crime scene.
A number of representatives from the local media including police news reporters, camera persons, journalists and radio and TV presenters have participated in the program which included workshops and lectures on the importance of ensuring the safety of the crime scene and enabling the police and the media to undertake their jobs in the most appropriate manner.
Major Salim Khalifa Al Dirae, director of Crime Scene Department stressed the importance of coordination and cooperation between the crime scene employees and media representatives, which will help ensure the safety of procedures and preserve evidences which may be crucial in solving the ambiguity of crimes.
He added, “The crime scene village, the first of its kind in the Middle East, has a message that is based on five foundations. These are: utilization of modern technology in crime management and investigation, developing the training syllabus for crime scene operating teams, training for the national cadres, improving processes of evidence gathering and preservation, and contributing to enhancing criminal investigations to detect the most complicated crimes in the shortest time possible.
This workshop, said Abdullah Shaheen, media expert, Security Media Department, is meant to minimize errors a press person might commit unintentionally while being at the crime scene.
The Security Media is keen to provide live picture for the incidents as soon as they occur and make the public aware of them, without compromising the safety of the employees whether they are from the police or the media.
Crime Scene Department, previously known as quick intervention unit, has started in 2003 with 24 examiners, said trainer Khalifa Al Nuaimi during the workshop. Now the number of examiners rose to 500 working in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Western Region, he added.
Sergeant Ayesha Al Bloushi presented a series of advices for those dealing with crime scene, including using the same direction when entering and exiting crime scene, not touching or moving any thing found at the crime scene, and keeping at safe distance from the crime scene if a cordon has not been set up yet.
The participants included Mohammed Abdullah Khulaifi, Juail Abdullah Nasser, Huda Rajab Al Qubaisi, from Emirates News Agency WAM, Nada Al Zaabi, from Abu Dhabi Radio, Al Kabeera Al Tunisi, from Al Etihad newspaper, Mohammed Yousif Al Bloushi and Mohammed Isameel Al Bloushi, from Oloum Al Dar Al Ain office and 1st Lit Ali Saeed Al Saidi from the crime scene department.
Participated from the Security Media Department were Lit Najeeb Mohammed Al Alawi, 1st warrant officer Mohammed Jassem Gharib, Corporal Abdul Rahman Ahmed Abdullah, Corporal Faisal Mohammed Al Dhaheri, Sameer Khamis, Bebrs Mahmoud, Khalil Ibrahim Sarhan, Majid Jaber Siddiq, Ayman Al Khatib, Walid Darwish, Samir Adel Baraka and Mazin Mohammed Mansour.
