The Attorney General participates in the Sixth Forum of Public Prosecutors and affirms: Justice and dignity must be applied without exception.

Attorney General Counselor Akram Al-Khatib participated in the 6th Forum of Public Prosecutors, organized by the European Agency for Cooperation in the Field of Criminal Justice (Eurojust) and held in The Hague, Netherlands. The forum was attended by a number of public prosecutors from the Southern Mediterranean countries and their counterparts from the European Union countries, within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Justice Project, which aims to enhance judicial cooperation in cross-border criminal cases. The Palestinian Public Prosecution delegation included the Chief Public Prosecutor, Mr. Nashat Ayyoush, and the Head of the Media and Public Relations Unit, Ms. Rasha Nabhan.

In his speech, the Attorney General emphasized that justice and dignity must be applied without exception, and that public prosecution offices bear a collective responsibility to protect human rights and achieve cross-border criminal justice. He also emphasized the State of Palestine's commitment, despite mounting challenges, to building a comprehensive legal system that keeps pace with international standards and the latest legislative and institutional developments in the field of combating crime.

During the forum, the public prosecutors adopted the Euro-Mediterranean Justice Project's 2025-2027 strategic plan, which represents a practical roadmap for enhancing judicial cooperation between the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and the European Union. The plan focuses on combating human trafficking and migrant smuggling, while the second focuses on recovering assets and criminal proceeds. This will be achieved by strengthening the work of the EMJNet Prosecution Offices' Contact Points Network and establishing joint investigations between countries. The strategy also includes supporting parallel financial investigations, developing methods for analyzing and proving digital evidence, and organizing several specialized training programs tailored to the needs of participating countries.

In this context, the Attorney General stressed the importance of empowering national focal points and strengthening the EMJNet network, which would contribute to developing mechanisms for practical cooperation and exchange of expertise between public prosecution offices.

Counselor Al-Khatib held a meeting with Eurojust President Michael Schmidt, where the two sides discussed ways to enhance technical and technological cooperation between the two institutions, particularly in the areas of training, exchange of expertise, and development of the institutional structure of public prosecution offices.

His Excellency also met with the Attorney General of the Republic of Malta, Dr. Victoria Buttigieg, where they agreed to activate the bilateral memorandum of understanding signed between the two sides in 2018, expand cooperation in the areas of judicial capacity building, and exchange experiences in managing cross-border cases.

The forum also featured a series of meetings with a number of public prosecutors from Arab and European countries, during which discussions focused on mechanisms for joint judicial action, strengthening partnerships, and facilitating technical and technological cooperation in combating crime.

As part of his official visit, the Attorney General visited the Embassy of the State of Palestine in The Hague, where he met with His Excellency Ambassador Ammar Hijazi and the embassy staff. The Attorney General commended the embassy's efforts in defending the legal and diplomatic rights of the State of Palestine and in supporting national action at various levels.

This high-level participation reflects the Palestinian Public Prosecution's commitment to actively engaging in international judicial systems and affirming its presence in multilateral legal forums, thus enhancing cross-border justice and consolidating the principles of dignity, fairness, and the rule of law at the regional and international levels.