Kholoud, 30, Mazen, 27, and Majed, 31, work in Bethlehem for the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) as internal investigators. They are among the PCP officers attending EUPOL COPPS Train-of-Trainer (ToT) program which aims at providing tools to enable PCP trainers to develop and deliver effective and interactive training sessions to their colleagues. At the conclusion of the course, on 10 February, in Bethlehem, the roles in the classroom were inverted. EUPOL COPPS Senior Police Advisor on Accountability, Daniel Hoofdman from the Netherlands, took a seat among other Mission advisors, while the attending PCP officers stepped up to deliver their presentations.
The course delivered by the Palestinian trainers included producing a video made with artificial intelligence (A.I.) portraying their mentor, Daniel. The Power Point Slides, simulating a workshop they will be delivering to their fellow Palestinian officers in the Bethlehem Police District, focused on topics such as corruption, transparency and accountability. At the end of the session, Daniel and the other EUPOL COPPS advisors shared with their Palestinian colleagues about their experience in terms of accountability. For example, mentioning that in The Netherlands by law now anyone can ask data about police internal investigations and complaints and will receive the information, as a mean to build public trust. Their Palestinian colleagues also mentioned that, while there are lapses in terms of rule of law, let alone due to the absence of an elected parliament for long time, the public can have online access to public dossiers.
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