The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) and the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to formalise their strategic partnership and strengthen collaboration on investigations.

The MOU was signed during a ceremony at MOCA’s headquarters in Kingston yesterday.

MOCA’s Director-General, Colonel Desmond Edwards informed that the MOU will facilitate joint investigations and assist INDECOM with technical services that will help to advance their investigations.

Meantime in his remarks, INDECOM’s Commissioner, Hugh Faulkner said the MOU represents an important step forward in strengthening the framework within which both entities operate to better serve Jamaicans.

Mr. Faulkner explained that INDECOM has sought to strategically advance aspects of its investigative work through carefully structured partnerships noting that the MOU with MOCA represents one such initiative.

The INDECOM head emphasised that crime, misconduct, and corruption have evolved often leveraging technology and sophisticated methods; therefore the response must be equally adaptive, informed and collaborative.

He emphasised that the partnership will enhance INDECOM’s investigative capability by providing access to a broader pool of technical expertise in digital forensics and advanced analytical techniques.