Naval Response
No activity planned or implemented.
Industry Response
No activity planned or implemented.
Plight of Seafarers
REFLECS3 supports the release of hostages held by Somali pirates through initiatives such as Project Onion, a Seychelles-led humanitarian project seeking the release of hostages. The Centre also supports military partners by aiding in effective domain awareness and enhanced capaibilities to identify and interdict suspect vessels.
Regional Capacity
REFLECS3 is continuing to establish points of contact in regional countries. The Centre aides regional partners through assistance in intelligence development, providing support for invesitgators and prosecutors in the region and through support for vocational development of investigators and prosecutors working against transnational organized crime.
Somali Capacity
No activity planned or implemented.
Rule of Law
REFLECS3 is continuing the work of RAPPICC by supporting its partners to build prosecution cases against individuals who have profited from piracy. For one, REFLECS supports the Seychelles Piracy Cell, which has joined in a multi-country parternership inititaive with INTERPOL focused on evidence gathering and coordiation of forces to mount and pursue piracy prosecutions.
The Centre is also planning to support Senior Investigating Officers in the region to re-examine cross-border crimes and will help provide expertise in advanced investigative techniques to assist these officers in securing convictions.
Coordination
REFLECS3 works in accordance with national and international law with regional and international partners to share intelligence, techniques and skills with participating partner states and agencies to allow industry-information, criminal intelligence, and evidence to be developed against organized Somali piracy groups and other transnational criminals. REFLECS3 continues to enjoy a very strong working relationship with U.S. partners such as the FBI and NCIS, as well as INTERPOL, EUROPOL, UNODC, the Indian Ocean Commission, the IMO, EUCAP Nestor, and a wide range of European police forces.
