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Thu, 10/30/2008 - 14:07
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UAE becomes first MENA country to join Interpol DNA Gateway
Abu Dhabi, Oct 30, 2008 (WAM) - The UAE yesterday became the first country in the Arab World and Middle East and North Africa to join the Interpol global DNA gateway.
An agreement to this effect was signed at the end of the Interpol regional symposium on DNA by Lt. Colonel Salim Al Khayal, Director of International Criminal Cooperation at Interpol Abu Dhabi and Mr. Warner Sholner of the Interpol.
''The agreement will give the security agencies in the UAE access to over 70,000 profiles of unknown suspects and share information with member states to the Interpol DNA data base of fingerprinting or DNA profiling," Al Khayal said.
''Through the Interpol DNA Gateway, 50 member states can share and compare DNA profiles internationally.........the qualitative move will help Abu Dhabi Interpol to beef up its mechanisms to fighting crime and further maintain security,” he explained.
For law enforcement, the use of forensic DNA in solving crime is proving to be as revolutionary as the introduction of fingerprint evidence in court in the late 19th century. And indeed forensic DNA is an extraordinary tool for investigators.
An agreement to this effect was signed at the end of the Interpol regional symposium on DNA by Lt. Colonel Salim Al Khayal, Director of International Criminal Cooperation at Interpol Abu Dhabi and Mr. Warner Sholner of the Interpol.
''The agreement will give the security agencies in the UAE access to over 70,000 profiles of unknown suspects and share information with member states to the Interpol DNA data base of fingerprinting or DNA profiling," Al Khayal said.
''Through the Interpol DNA Gateway, 50 member states can share and compare DNA profiles internationally.........the qualitative move will help Abu Dhabi Interpol to beef up its mechanisms to fighting crime and further maintain security,” he explained.
For law enforcement, the use of forensic DNA in solving crime is proving to be as revolutionary as the introduction of fingerprint evidence in court in the late 19th century. And indeed forensic DNA is an extraordinary tool for investigators.
