Forensics
DIRECTOR OF KIGALI FORENSIC LABORATORY
Coordination and supervision of all activities of divisions.
Prepare the action plan of the directorate.
Orientation of requests and instructions thereof.
Advise the Commissioner for CID in the field of KFL.
To make the last decision on issues of the KFL.
Communicate with Police Laboratory Authorities from abroad to see how to promote KFL skills.
Give the report to the Commissioner for CID.
a. Administrative Assistant to D/KFL
Organize the Office of the D/KFL.
Supervise the D/KFL secretariat activities.
Arrange the D/KFL audiences.
Checking incoming and outgoing letters and inform the D/KFL as per their urgency.
Advise the D/KFL on how to achieve the well running of CID activities.
Update the D/KFL on the running activities (meeting, urgent requests, etc…).
Make the follow up of files handed to different divisions and ask them to meet the deadline.
Read and summarize the incoming letters for the D/KFL.
Remind H/Divisions the feedback of required reports.
Inform the beneficiary the decisions taken by the D/KFL.
b. I/C of Quality Assurance
Read the reports and files from experts and make analysis thereof.
To check the relevancy of the reports and if necessary suggest what to add for the report to submit to the requester.
Categorise the reports according to their relevance (red, orange and green).
Give the statistics of the increase and decrease of the reports categories.
Check if all the coming requests have been duly answered and their reports done on time.
Give a monthly report on the quality of the Directorate activities.l
c. H/SOCO Team
Complete all the information relating to the crime in the scene register.
Park the materials to use according the nature of the crime. Attend and protect the scene of crime.
Gather all evidences on the scene crime.
Ask for an expert intervention if necessary.
Hand the evidences to the related custodian for orientation. Keep photos from the scene of crime.
Give a report of the scene.
Give a monthly report on attended scenes.
1.3.A. HEAD PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Coordinate and supervise the activities of the division.
Prepare the action plan of the division.
Orientation of requests from JPOs according to the field of the complaint.
Read the reports from experts, check their quality, and send them to the requesters.
a. H/Document Analysis
Hand writing analysis.
Signature analysis.
Analyse other questioned documents authenticity (passports, driving licences, stamps etc…).
Report monthly on accomplished activities
b. H/Prints Section.
Analysis of prints (fingers, foot, shoes, wheel etc……).
Report on activities done.
c. H/Computational and Digital Forensic Section
Analysis of electronic messages.
Software tests.
Voice analysis (ondes sonores).
Recover data from electronic apparatus.
Reports on achieved activities.
d. H/Ballistics and firearms.
Bullets and bullets trajectory analysis.
Firearms analysis.
Reporting on activities.
1.3.B. HEAD BIOLOGY DIVISION
Coordinate and supervise the activities of the division.
Prepare the action plan of the division.
Orientation of requests from JPOs according to the field of the complaint.
Read the reports from experts, check their quality, add his opinion and send them to the requesters.
Report monthly on activities.
a. H/Evidence Search, Location & Recovery
Receive the evidences from the SOCO Team.
Search for and locate necessary evidences from the exhibits.
Recover samples to use in the Laboratory.
Send the samples to the related experts requesting the analysis Report monthly on activities.
b. DNA Analysis
Receive requests and samples from ESLR.
Analyse the samples from Evidence Search & recovery. Give a report of the findings.
Give a monthly report on activities.
I.3.C. HEAD TOXICOLOGY DIVISION
Coordinate and supervise the activities of the division Prepare the action plan of the division.
Orientation of requests from JPOs according to the field of the complaint.
Read the reports from experts, check their quality, add his opinion and send them to the requesters.
Report monthly on activities.
a. H/Alcohol Section
Receive requests from JPOs in relation in alcohol.
Determine the concentration of alcohol in blood.
Determine the concentration of alcohol in urine.
Give a report of the findings to the requester.
Give a monthly report on section activities.
b. H/Drugs Section
Receive requests from JPO’s.
Determine if a given substance is a drug or not.
Test if anybody has consumed the drug.
Give a related report to the requester.
Give monthly report on section activities.
c. H/Toxins Section
Receive requests from JPOs.
Determine toxic substances having harmed the organism.
Determine if any food contains toxins.
Determine if the content of any substance contains toxins harmful to the organism.
Give a related report to the requester.
Give monthly report on section activities.
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