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Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police for Criminal Investigation, expressed the Dubai Police’s keenness to get up-to-speed on the latest discoveries and developments in the field of crime control, to support the specialized scientific cadres with the latest technology, and to apply the best international standards in its criminal laboratories at its forensic science and criminology facility, considered to be one of its kind in the Middle East.
This came during a press conference held at the Dubai Police HQ, where Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri announced the first edition of the Emirates Forensic Conference and Exhibition, held under the theme: “Digital Forensic Science”, in cooperation with INDEX Conferences and Exhibition.
The press conference was also attended by Major-General Dr. Ahmad Eid Al Mansouri, Director-General of Dubai police’s Forensic Science and Criminology Department, and his deputy Colonel 1st Expert Ahmad Mattar Al Muhairi; Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani, Executive Chairman of Emirates Forensic and Chairman of INDEX Holding; Dr. Fouad Ali Tarbah, Director Training Research & Development Department in Dubai Police and Head of the Scientific Council; Butti Ahmad bin Darwish Al Falasi , Director of Dubai Police Security Media ; and a number of senior officers and members of the press.
Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri explained that the Emirates Forensic Conference and Exhibition will run from next Sunday at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center, and concludes on Tuesday. He emphasized that the conference will form an international scientific platform where the best minds in forensic sciences and criminology will convene to discuss the most recent researches, studies, and technologies. This assembly will eventually leverage this specialty in the region, while the conference and exhibition will support the forensic evidence and criminology sector on the local level, through the scientific participations of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Interior, Public Prosecutors, and Law Courts. The event also caters to university students, giving them the opportunity to learn about the latest researches and technologies, and to present their research papers. The event will also highlight the work of Dubai Police Forensic Evidence Dept.
Moreover, Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri stressed that the forensic evidence and criminology science is forever advancing, in response to crime evolution and criminals devising unheard-of methods and tools to commit their crimes, which requires thinking ahead of them and advancing our tools and methodologies. This is the corner stone of solving the mystery of any criminal case with conclusive evidences based on scientific proofs.
He added: “This scientific gathering will attract prominent experts in the field of forensic evidence and criminology, in addition to specialists from reputed organizations known for cracking the hardest of cases and solving the most complicated crimes. The event will also review scientific papers covering all aspects of forensics, which will eventually leverage the quality of service, and facilitate learning about the latest criminal techniques and cases from around the world. In doing so, we aim to keep improving and to be accurate and precise when analyzing and studying criminal cases and crimes.”
Major-General Ahmad Al Mansouri added that the Emirates Forensic Conference and Exhibition would enable the developing countries to learn about the latest studies, researches, and techniques related to forensics and crime. The event will also motivate young and creative minds to improve their skills and participate in this meeting.
From his side, Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani, Executive Chairman of Emirates International Forensic Conference & Exhibition and Chairman of INDEX Holding expressed his gratitude for the great trust Dubai Police shows in INDEX Conferences and Exhibition, as a leading national company for organizing this prestigious event in the region.
Dr. Al Madani added: “Emirates International Forensic Conference & Exhibition is considered an international platform that will bring together top-notch experts in the field, and it will feature scientific sessions, workshops, and presentations. We expect 2,000 participants and visitors in the 1st edition of the conference and exhibition, as well as 80 exhibitors who will be participating in the exhibition and displaying their latest technologies and cutting-edge devices used in this specialized field.”
He also explained that the conference will cover sciences related to criminal evidence and crime detection, such as laws, criminal medicine and criminal nursing, and the role of forensic evidence in all types of crisis and disaster cases. Based on all of this, this scientific meeting is by far the first of its kind in the Arab world, as it covers all the forensic specialties without exception, in addition to the inclusion of cases that challenge the experts and offer the best demonstration of utilizing new techniques that provide accuracy and efficiency in examining the physical evidences in multiple crime scenes, and following the international protocols to interpret the results, which ensure the strength and quality of the final technical criminal report before the courts, judicial and judicial authorities.

