On December 26, the Ministry of Justice held a public presentation on "Digitalization of the Forensic Expertise Center".
At the event, the management and relevant officials of the Ministry of Justice, the heads of the state bodies appointing forensic experts, the chairmen and judges of district (city), specialized and appellate courts, the management of the Azerbaijan Bank Association, representatives of local and foreign banks operating in our country, civil society and the media attended the event. representatives participated.
Deputy Minister of Justice Vilayat Zahirov gave a speech and informed about the judicial and legal reforms carried out under the leadership of the head of state Ilham Aliyev, the measures taken in connection with the implementation of the Decree of the President of the country "On Deepening Reforms in the Judicial and Legal System", which is an important "roadmap" in this field, noted the important role of the Forensic Expertise Center in the implementation and fight against crime.
The head of the center, Elchin Gasimov, spoke about the history of the institution, its activities, modern capabilities, and the work done in connection with the expansion of international relations. The presentation of a new electronic service, which allows to monitor the state of execution of the examinations and obtain information about the results, developed for the purpose of digitalization of activities in the field of forensic expertise, improvement of access to justice services, and its functionality was clearly demonstrated.
It was reported that the case (material) number, the type of expertise, the date of the document's entry into the Center, the status of its implementation, the presentation of additional material (evidence) or the review of the research object by the expert, in the event of a request by the e-service, its date, essence and it is possible to obtain information about the result of consideration of the petition, as well as the date of issuing the opinion, and if the opinion was not issued, the reason and the date of the return of the document without execution.
During the event, a presentation was also held on the nature and importance of the Register of Forensic Experts, the State Register of Forensic Research Methods, and the methodical foundation of Forensic Expertise, which were developed based on the requirements of the new legislation in the field of forensic expertise. It was brought to attention that the information security of the electronic resources created by the Ministry was formed based on the information of the relevant expertise departments of the Ministries of Justice, Health and Internal Affairs.
The participants of the event welcomed the digital innovations applied in the field of expertise and emphasized that these innovations will serve to increase transparency and efficiency in the activity of expertise, and for users to obtain information related to expertise in an electronic and flexible manner.
