Criminals and fugitives should not receive safe havens by exploiting differences in international jurisdictions and they should be brought to justice, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan said here on Thursday.

In his inaugural address at the 10th Interpol Liaison Officers (ILOs) Conference organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mohan said the safe havens for crime, proceeds of crime and terrorism anywhere in the world pose a “serious threat to every country”.

“”An increasingly interconnected world needs internationally-connected policing. Criminals and fugitives from law should not receive safe havens by exploiting differences in international jurisdictions and they should be brought to justice,” he said.

“The conference on “Strengthening International Law Enforcement Partnerships” ahead of the upcoming UN International Day of Police Cooperation saw the participation of senior officers from all law-enforcement agencies of the Centre, states and Union territories and international police liaison officers from several countries.

“Law-enforcement personnel from across India and the member countries of Interpol, Europol and GlobE Network joined the session virtually.

The Home Secretary highlighted the importance of international police cooperation in tackling the rapidly-evolving landscape of technology-enabled crimes, which transcends borders.

“The international dispersal of crime and criminals has enhanced the need for investigation abroad. Prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crime is increasingly reliant on digital evidence and foreign-located evidence,” he said.

“Mohan said the spectre of transnational crimes and organised crimes require real-time international police cooperation.