Project CISNE, a four-month initiative in 2021 of the Pan-American Development Foundation, sought to train public officials in the reforms of the Integral Organic Criminal Code (Código Orgánico Integral Penal). The project’s objectives included:
- Training officials of the State Attorney General’s Office and the Council of the Judiciary on anti- corruption programmes, the new Criminal Code reforms and their application.
- Providing practical tools to better understand criminal compliance and risks in Ecuador.
- Sharing international experience regarding criminal compliance.
Various lawyers from Ecuador and Spain collaborated on this project. The initiative successfully trained more than 30 judges and 30 prosecutors from different provinces in Ecuador in matters of corporate criminal compliance. The project allowed for an extensive exchange of experiences on the criminal liability of legal persons, encouraging prosecutors and judges to reflect on how the latest reforms to the criminal code could be implemented.
Source: Pan-American Development Foundation, https://www.padf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Anti-Corruption-English.pdf
