Moroccan Police Shoot Armed Suspect Wanted for Threatening Officer with Sword

14 July 2020 – bySylvanus@Bladi · 1 min read

A police officer from the local judicial police brigade of Ksar El Kébir used his service weapon to apprehend a nationally wanted individual. Equipped with a large caliber bladed weapon, the latter was endangering the lives of the police officers.

The accused, aged 34, had harassed a police inspector by appearing twice at his home in Ksar El Kébir and threatening him with a sword, according to the DGSN in a press release. These were reprisals for the policeman’s participation in the arrest of the suspect for a case of organizing illegal immigration, the same source specifies.

Informed, the police elements went to the rural commune of Ksar Bjir, 8 km from Ksar El Kébir, where the accused was located. During his arrest, he violently resisted the police using bladed weapons. Subsequently, a police inspector had to fire a warning shot. The suspect was overpowered. Bladed weapons and a car were seized.

Pending the determination of the ins and outs of this case as well as all the criminal acts attributed to him, the suspect was taken into custody.

Category: Morocco

Keywords:

Ksar El Kebir General Directorate of National Security Threats Custody Arrest