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  • Morocco’s National Security Promotes Over 7,000 Police Officers in Latest Advancement Round
    19 December 2018, by Said

    "This promotion concerned 5,208 uniformed officers, and 1,820 civilian officers, as well as 64 inter-ministerial executives and officials who are made available to the national security services," the DGSN said in a statement.
    It also ensures that "the promotion commission has worked to expand the range of beneficiaries in the ranks of the lower grades and steps, from peace officers to senior officers, whose number is 6,406 officials with a rate exceeding 90% of the total number of (…)

  • Moroccan Police Officers Arrested in Training Admission Scam
    19 December 2018, by Said

    "The main suspect, suspected of having scammed candidates for access to police training cycles in exchange for sums of money, was arrested in possession of copies of false administrative documents containing erroneous data relating to the lists of candidates who took the said examination," the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said in a statement.
    The investigation also led to the arrest of two police officers, including a senior officer stationed in Rabat and a brigadier (…)

  • Triple Arrest in Meknes: Brothers Charged with Double Homicide and Arson
    25 December 2018, by Said

    Three brothers suspected of committing a double homicide with bladed weapons and of arson were arrested yesterday, Monday, by the police and the gendarmerie in Meknes.
    The three brothers aged 24 to 32 attacked a house in the Meknes region "during the night of December 14 to 15, before deliberately setting it on fire and assaulting its occupants with bladed weapons, killing two people on the spot and injuring three others," says the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) in a (…)

  • Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested in Fez After Computer and Document Theft
    26 December 2018, by Said

    A Sub-Saharan national suspected of burglary at a bank branch in Fez was arrested on Tuesday by the police.
    "The services of the Fez police prefecture had, on Sunday evening, noted the burglary targeting the bank branch, in particular the computer equipment and banking documents," indicates the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) in a press release, specifying that "the investigations and field investigations, supported by technical expertise, led to the arrest, on Tuesday, of (…)

  • Morocco to Introduce Enhanced Biometric National ID Cards in 2024
    27 December 2018, by Said

    The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) will launch new biometric national identity cards next year, which promise to be more secure.
    This is what the DGSN indicated in its review of the year 2018, specifying that it had issued "2,185,909 biometric national identity cards (CIN) and are preparing to launch a new modern generation of CIN next year, respecting enhanced security measures".
    It also states that it issued 1,197,795 anthropometric records in 2018 "through the (…)

  • Morocco Arrests Couple for Alleged Torture of Child Domestic Worker
    23 February 2019, by Amine
  • Fez Police Arrest Over 12,000 Suspects, Solve 84% of Criminal Cases
    27 June 2019, by Said

    The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has just congratulated itself on the good crime figures in Fez, with the arrest of more than 12,000 people suspected of being involved in several cases.
    In a press release, the Police Directorate claims to have solved 10,896 criminal cases submitted to it, i.e. a rate of 84%, across all regions under the jurisdiction of the Prefecture of Fez, including Sefrou, Missour and, of course, the spiritual capital.
    This involves 1,127 cases of (…)

  • Moroccan Police Inspector Arrested in Tetouan After Fatal Shootings in Casablanca
    11 July 2019, by Bladi.net

    This operation, carried out in coordination with the Prefectural Police Service of the city of Tetouan and its counterpart in Casablanca, was a success.
    In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicates that the police inspector was apprehended in the Cabo Negro area, in Tetouan, in the north of the country.
    Accused of "serious professional and legal transgressions during the exercise of his duties with the use of his service weapon," the criticized inspector (…)

  • Deadly Week on Moroccan Roads: 32 Killed, Over 1,800 Injured in Traffic Accidents
    27 December 2018, by Said

    A deadly week on Moroccan roads with 32 dead and more than 1,800 injured during the week of December 17 to 23.
    According to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), these 1,471 road accidents, which occurred in urban areas, are mainly due to driver inattention, failure to yield the right-of-way, pedestrian recklessness, speeding, lane changes without prior warning, lack of vehicle control, failure to stop, unauthorized lane changes, driving in the left lane, failure to comply (…)

  • Morocco Road Safety Crisis: 17 Dead, Nearly 2,000 Injured in One Week
    12 July 2019, by Said