Terrorist Inmate Kills Prison Guard in Moroccan Jail Attack
28 October 2020
It is a shock at the Tiflet prison where a man arrested last month during an anti-terrorist operation has slit the throat of a prison guard.
Abdellatif Hammouchi
US and Morocco Bolster Security Ties to Combat Terrorism and Organized Crime
29 September 2020
The meeting between Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of National Security and Director General of Territorial Surveillance, and US Ambassador David Fischer in Rabat marks (…)
US Ambassador Meets Morocco’s Security Chief to Bolster Counter-Terrorism Efforts
26 September 2020
The Director General of National Security, Abdellatif Hammouchi, received the US Ambassador to Morocco. Bilateral security cooperation was on the agenda of their discussions on (…)
Morocco’s Police Chief Cracks Down on Corruption as Two Officers Arrested
1 September 2020
The Director General of National Security, Abdellatif Hammouchi, also DGST, is determined to fight corruption in the police. Two police officers were arrested in the space of (…)
Casablanca Restaurants Face Crackdown for COVID-19 Rule Violations
30 August 2020
On the orders of Abdellatif Hammouchi, director of the DGST-DGSN hub, a "clean hands" operation is underway to enforce the law on all Casablanca restaurants that trample on (…)
Morocco Police Chief Fired for Forcing Officer to Perform Domestic Labor
28 May 2020
The head of the General Directorate of National Security, Abdellatif Hammouchi, has relieved a senior official posted in Rabat of his duties for having forced a policewoman to (…)
Morocco’s Security Chief Urges Nationwide Mobilization Against COVID-19
18 May 2020
Compliance with the state of health emergency now takes on a different scale. The Director General of the DGSN has given the precursors through a guidance letter to all his (…)
Moroccan Police Chief Honors Officer Who Thwarted ISIS Attack During Lockdown
17 April 2020
A police officer in Bejaad, near Khouribga, attacked by a pro-Daesh during the state of emergency, was honored by the head of the General Directorate of National Security, for (…)
Moroccan Officer Promoted After Assault by Extremist During Lockdown Duty
16 April 2020
A police officer was promoted to the rank of sergeant after being physically assaulted and seriously injured by an individual imbued with extremist ideas, in the exercise of (…)
Tétouan Police Commissioner Accused of Drugging and Raping Woman, Rights Group Reports
5 February 2020
The case of the woman brutally raped by a police commissioner in Tétouan would be brought to the attention of the head of the DGSN, Abdellatif Hammouchi, by the Karama (…)