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PP RUEHBC RUEHDA RUEHDE RUEHIHL RUEHKUK
DE RUEHGB #4244 3191111
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 151111Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8011
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 004244 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KDEM KCRM IZ
SUBJECT: PRT TIKRIT: INVESTIGATIVE JUDGES TRAINING POLICE 
IN SALAH AD DIN 
 
 
 ¶1. (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 
 
¶2. (SBU) Starting in November 2006, the Salah ad Din (SaD) 
investigative judges began in-service training of police 
officers on criminal investigation procedures.  This PRT- 
inspired initiative was started to combat the large number 
of criminal cases that were being dismissed due to 
insufficient and tainted evidence. 
 
¶3. (SBU) In this new relationship, the investigative 
judges, who make initial findings to establish if cases 
have enough evidentiary support, hold weekly training 
sessions for police officers at the Tikrit Police Academy 
(TIPS).  Training sessions include techniques for 
interviewing defendants; collecting, preserving, and 
presenting material evidence; proper security of a crime 
scene; and other criminal investigation procedures. 
 
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Comment 
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¶4. (SBU) These regular training sessions should establish 
better professional relationships between the investigative 
judges and the police, who have traditionally worked at 
odds.  As many criminal cases are currently dismissed for 
what the investigative judges consider sub par police work 
in investigations,  we anticipate this training will result 
in a fewer number of cases dismissed for insufficient and 
tainted evidence.  END COMMENT. 
 
¶5. (U) For additional reporting from PRT Tikrit, Salah ad 
Din, please see our SIPRNET Reporting Blog: 
http://blogs.csp.sgov.gov/blojsom/blog/ salahaddin/. 
Speckhard