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Christopher Jänecke is a Document Examiner at the Forensic Lab of the Federal Police in Germany. In this capacity, he represents the Federal Police as an expert witness in court proceedings.
Working in one of the largest European document units has given Christopher a good overview of current counterfeiting trends, as well as of recent developments in the production of security features and technologies.Christopher is a Frontex trainer, regularly takes part in reference manual and fields projects, and initiated the creation of the first Frontex handbook for security documents.
He lends his document expertise to several projects within the Federal Police, on issues including smart phone apps and passport readers, and also provides support to students completing diplomas on the future of security documents.
Over the last four years, Christopher has worked extensively on issues related to high-quality counterfeits, notably of Syrian and Yemeni passports.
The speed at which high-quality counterfeit of the new Schengen visas have developed shows clearly that document forgery is becoming a lucrative arena for organised crime.