OSCE supports preventing radicalization and spread of extremist ideology through training of employees of security sector in Kyrgyzstan

Representatives of the security sector of Kyrgyzstan concluded a five-day training course on “Violent Extremism and Radicalization leading to Terrorism as a Threat to National Security” on 22 March 2019, in Bishkek.

The event was organized with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and in partnership with the State Commission on Religious Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Participants included employees of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic, the State Committee for Defence, the State Border Service, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Ministry of the Interior, and the State Service for Execution of Punishments.  The training course aimed to enhance their knowledge of current Kyrgyzstan state policies in the religious sphere, of the causes and conditions of radicalization and features of extremist ideology prevention.

The knowledge and skills gained through the training course will contribute to increased professionalism among Kyrgyz security sector staff involved in the implementation of nationwide policy documents on countering terrorism, extremism and preventing radicalization.