VISIT BY NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE (NCIS) ON 11 JANUARY 2017 TO ASEANAPOL SECRETARIAT, KUALA LUMPUR

On 11 January 2017, the Executive Director of ASEANAPOL Secretariat, Brig. Gen. Yohanes Agus Mulyono together with the Director for Police Services and Director for Plans and Programmes received a courtesy visit from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) led by Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Johnnie Green with Asst. SAC Brian Miller and Officer Steven Ruder.

The NCIS visit was intended to enhance partnership with other law enforcement agencies across the region. Their focuses a re on naval and maritime security which includes terrorism, narcotics, fraud etc. In future development with ASEANAPOL, they proposed assistance in naval investigations, information sharing and capacity building through Security Training Assistance and Assessment Teams (STAAT). NCIS wishes to establish relation with ASEANAPOL, creating network and looking forward for future collaborations.

NCIS is the primary law enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Navy. Its primary function is to investigate criminal activities involving the United States Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, though its broad mandate, including national security, counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism, cyber warfare, and the protection of U.S. naval assets worldwide. NCIS was established by the Office of Naval Intelligence after the Second World War. NCIS agents are armed federal la w enforcement investigators, who frequently coordinate with other U.S. government agencies and have a presence in over 41 countries worldwide. NCIS special agents are supported by analysts and other experts skilled in disciplines such as forensics, surveillance, surveillance countermeasures, computer investigations, physical security, and polygraph examinations.