The TRINITY Project 

TRINITY is a project conceived and formulated by our founder Advocate (Dr.) Prashant Mali, also remains his pet project. In his words "Everything in creation is assigned a place or a level. Everything a person is given a different potential, and God has different expectations of each one. If three eyes of the justice delivery system namely Police, Prosecution, and Judiciary are educated and if they perform best to the wisdom then Justice is delivered". He envisaged this project and started taking sessions on cyber crime, Cyber Law,  and Electronic Evidence for Police Officers, Public Prosecutors, and Judges, his belief is education and awareness is a key components to dispensing Justice. Lack of knowledge affects investigations, it affects Government pleaders or lawyer's ability to argue and also hampers the wisdom of judges. Cybercriminals are let loose due to lack of understanding and coordination, and the conviction rates across the country are dismally low. The aim of the project remains Justice delivery and increased rate of conviction in cybercrime and cyber fraud matters.

Trinity is a nationwide project, which is in the first phase.  Here we are delivering cyber-related sessions by visiting academies, conferences, and seminars conducted by police, prosecutors, and judges. In some places, we are also distributing free books or course materials. 

Given the reliance of societies worldwide on information and communication technologies Police, judges and prosecutors must be prepared to deal with cybercrime and electronic evidence. While in many states, law enforcement authorities have been able to strengthen their capacities to investigate cybercrime and secure electronic evidence, this seems to have been less the case for judges and prosecutors. Experience suggests that in most cases, judges and prosecutors encounter difficulties in coping with the new realities of the cyber world. Particular efforts are therefore required to enable judges and prosecutors to prosecute and adjudicate cyber crime and make use of electronic evidence through training, networking and specialisation. 

Objectives :

Current initial and in-service training generally does not provide Police, judges and prosecutors with the level of knowledge required to deal with cyber crime and electronic evidence. Thus, the objectives of a training concept for Police, judges and prosecutors should be: 

 To enable training institutes to deliver initial and in-service cyber crime training based on international standards; 

 To equip the largest possible number of future and practicing judges and prosecutors with basic knowledge on cyber crime and electronic evidence; 

 To provide advanced training to a critical number of Police (Investigation Officers), judges and prosecutors; 

 To support the continued specialisation and technical training of judges and prosecutors; 

 To contribute to enhanced knowledge through networking among judges and prosecutors; 

 To facilitate access to different training initiatives and networks; 

Future Plans :

The Trinity Project also plans later to look into six main judicial challenges in the fight against cybercrime: loss of data; loss of location; harmonisation of legal frameworks; need for public-private cooperation; international cooperation; and the evolving threat landscape and resulting expertise gap.