Meetings of Prosecutors-General of the SCO member states is a deliberative body that coordinates cooperation and interaction between the prosecutor’s offices of the SCO member states.
The meetings have been held annually since 2002 in one of the member states, following the Russian alphabetic order: India chaired the meeting in 2021; Kazakhstan in 2004, 2011, 2015, and 2022; Kyrgyzstan in 2003, 2013, 2019, and 2024; China in 2002, 2010, 2016, and 2023; Russia in 2005, 2009, and 2017; Tajikistan in 2006, 2012, and 2018; and Uzbekistan in 2007, 2014 and 2020).
The 22nd Meeting of Prosecutors-General of the SCO Member States was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, on 25 July 2024.
The participants exchanged views on the role of national supervisory bodies in the present-day context, including in the digital era. Discussions also covered the SCO member states’ best practices in combatting modern threats, as well as the human rights agenda.
The Parties also resolved to create the necessary conditions for enhancing the effectiveness of legal assistance in criminal cases involving all types of offences perpetrated in the sphere of information technology. This included monitoring and curtailing the dissemination of illegal content and safeguarding confidentiality and personal data, while simultaneously observing the principles and standards of international law and national legislation.
A Protocol was signed following the meeting.