HIBAPRESS – Abdellatif Baraka
A video circulating widely on social media platforms, documenting a "criissage" operation targeting two women on the public street in the Al-Qal'a area, administratively affiliated with the Inzegan Ait Melloul prefecture, sparked a wave of condemnation among citizens, who expressed their concern about the increase of such assaults.
The video, which documented the moment the incident occurred in broad daylight, shows two people on a motorcycle, intercepting the two victims before proceeding to rob them of their money and mobile phones, under threat of using a white weapon. This incident left a state of shock and dismay among those who witnessed its details. According to what was circulated, one of the women was subjected to physical violence after she tried to resist the attackers and refused to hand over her possessions, while the possessions of the second victim were seized, before the suspects fled to an unknown destination, and the search for them is still ongoing. In a related context, the son of one of the victims conveyed his mother's suffering and the assault she was subjected to during the incident, while demanding the urgent intervention of the local authorities and the gendarmerie to intensify the investigations and arrest those involved as soon as possible, and put an end to such criminal acts that raise the fears of the residents. For their part, local activists and residents of the Al-Qal'a area expressed their displeasure at the recurrence of such incidents, considering that the security situation is a cause for concern, especially in some points that citizens describe as "black spots," where they demand the strengthening of security presence and the intensification of patrols in order to protect citizens and ensure their safety. This incident brings to the forefront a renewed demand for the need to tighten security surveillance and firmly address the phenomenon of assaults and thefts under threat, which has become a concern for residents in a number of urban and semi-urban areas.
