Merida Initiative in Costa Rica - Puntarenas Portal

	General Posted on 11 November 2009 at 08:04:59 by admin.\|
Training to Teach Costa Rican Law Enforcement Prisoner Transfer Techniques.
Sixty-eight law enforcement officials from the OIJ, Penitentiary Police and Migration Police are participating in the first official training offered in Costa Rica through the Merida Initiative from November 2-13, 2009. On November 2nd, Director of OIJ Jorge Rojas, US Federal Marshals Coordinator Cassie Rowntree and US Embassy San Jose Political Officer Rob Andrew launched the training and spoke about the importance of working collaboratively in an effort to protect law enforcement officials in the line of duty. Six officers from the United States Marshall’s Services will teach Costa Rican law enforcement prisoner transfer techniques and will offer their expertise in furthering judicial cooperation between Costa Rica and the United States.