Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation

Moroccan Security Chief Warns of Growing Terrorist Threat from Sahel Region

10 March 2021

Haboub Cherkaoui, director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), states that "the Sahel represents a great danger, and a major security challenge for (…)

Morocco Faces Ongoing Terrorist Threat from Sahel Jihadist Groups, Security Chief Warns

5 March 2021

Haboub Cherkaoui, director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) affirms that the terrorist threat continues to loom over Morocco due to the maneuvers of the (…)

Morocco Urges Security Cooperation with Algeria to Combat Terrorism in Sahel Region

27 January 2021

Morocco is advocating for cooperation with Algeria in order to overcome the terrorist threat that looms over the two countries in particular and all the countries of the Sahel (…)

Morocco’s Anti-Terror Chief Warns of Security Gap with Algeria, Citing AQIM Threat

26 January 2021

Cherkaoui Habboub, current director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), regrets "the total lack of security cooperation with Algeria" in the fight against (…)

Morocco’s Anti-Terror Unit Dismantles 209 Cells, Aids US Intelligence Efforts

26 January 2021

Cherkaoui Habboub, current director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), looks back on the achievements of his institution at the national, regional and (…)

Morocco Reports 4% Recidivism Rate in Terrorism-Related Arrests, BCIJ Data Shows

1 January 2021

4% of people arrested in Morocco for terrorism-related offenses are repeat offenders, according to statistics published by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ).

Morocco’s Anti-Terror Unit Credits Intelligence Agency for Thwarting Attacks

31 December 2020

Cherkaoui Habboub, the new head of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), revealed the secret to the success of the institution he is in charge of.

Morocco Arrests Three Suspected Salafist Jihadists in Anti-Terror Operation

23 December 2020

Three suspected terrorists, members of the Salafiya jihadiya, were arrested last Tuesday in Sidi Slimane. This is the result of an operation carried out by elements of the (…)

ISIS-Linked Terror Cell Dismantled in Morocco, Advanced Plot Foiled

4 December 2020

The elements of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) claim that the terrorist cell dismantled early this Friday morning "has reached an advanced stage of (…)

Moroccan Authorities Dismantle ISIS-Linked Terror Cell in Tetouan, Arrest Three Suspects

4 December 2020

The intervention unit of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, early this Friday morning, a terrorist cell in Tetouan.