Heba Press
In recognition of the efforts made by Morocco to maintain security and stability at the regional and international levels, but also in recognition of its pioneering role in strengthening South-South security cooperation, a vote took place this Thursday morning, by a large majority for the candidate of the Kingdom of Morocco in the elections of the Executive Committee of Interpol, to occupy the position of vice-president of the international organization for the criminal police on the African continent.
The representative of the Kingdom of Morocco was elected by the majority of delegates from the 96 member states, with a big difference compared to the rest of the candidates, within the framework of the voting process attended by the ninety-second session of the General Assembly of the General Assembly. International Criminal Police Organization – Interpol, currently detained in Glasgow, Scotland for the period 4-7 November 2024.
Morocco presented itself in the elections of the Executive Committee for the position of vice-president of Interpol for the African continent, driven by an ambitious desire to contribute to the development of African police structures, and armed with firm certainty and a firm determination to strengthen security cooperation in the south. -south, and to exchange its expertise and experiences with the security services of its continental environment.
The application file of the Kingdom of Morocco to occupy this position was initiated by the royal directives which made South-South cooperation a strategic choice and a priority for the Kingdom and its partners in Africa, in accordance with a pragmatic vision focused on the development of relations that link Morocco with African countries at all levels, including that of security.
In this perspective, Morocco submitted an integrated application file based on a fundamental and essential pillar, which stipulates that investing in police human resources on the African continent, developing public security facilities and strengthening security cooperation in the African space constitutes the basic approach to drying out the workforce. identify the sources of illegal migration and human trafficking networks and prevent their organic connection with transnational organized crime networks.
After its election to the Executive Committee of Interpol as vice-president of the organization for the African continent, Morocco intends to coordinate its efforts with the national central offices of African countries and the rest of the world, with the aim of ensuring a quick and efficient response. an effective response to confront terrorist threats linked to regional hubs of extremist organizations, as well as the coordination of joint efforts on atypical risks associated with the misuse of artificial intelligence and new technologies by organized criminal groups.
It should be noted that the General Directorate of National Security had appointed to this position, which obtained a majority vote, the governor of security, Mohamed Al-Dakhisi, director of the judicial police, who heads the National Central Bureau – Interpol Rabat.
The Director General of National Security and Territorial Control, Abdellatif Hammouchi, led the delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco participating in the General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization – Interpol, held in Glasgow, Scotland, and participated in multilateral discussions and bilateral meetings which discussed ways to consolidate international security cooperation and improve the work of the Joint Police Department, in addition to supporting Morocco’s candidacy for the position of vice-president of Interpol for the African continent.
Interpol, founded in 1923, is an international criminal police organization whose main objective is to strengthen national capacities and exchange information and skills between the security services of the 196 member states, with the aim of preventing and deterring combat the spread of various types of crimes. and security threats beyond national borders.
