Sûreté Nationale (Morocco)
The General Directorate for National Security (Arabic: االمديرية العامة للأمن الوطني al-mudiriyah-al-amma lil-ʾamn al-waṭaniyy, French: Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale) Commonly referred to by its acronym (DGSN), is the national police force of the Kingdom of Morocco. The DGSN is tasked with upholding the law and public order. It was founded on 16 May 1956[1] by King Mohammed V. In 2007, the Sûreté Nationale had approximately 46,000 personnel. A decade later, in 2017, the number of personnel increased to 70,000.
| Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale االمديرية العامة للأمن الوطني | |
|---|---|
 Patch of the DGSN | |
| Common name | Sûreté Nationale |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 16 May 1956[1] |
| Annual budget | $61,800,000 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Morocco |
| Governing body | Moroccan Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Rabat |
| Police officers | 70,000 (2019)[2] |
| Agency executives |
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Sûreté Nationale officer
As of 2004, the Sûreté Nationale operated the following specialist divisions:[3]
- The Border Police: responsible for border control and surveillance
- Mobile Intervention Corps: tasked with rapid intervention in major emergencies
- National Brigade: primarily responsible for investigation on serious crimes including terrorism, organized and white-collar crime.
References
- "National Police: 52 years of service to the nation and citizens". maroc.ma. 15 May 2008.
- . La Gazette du Maroc. 24 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20140116070020/http://www.lagazettedumaroc.com/articles.php?id_artl=4159&n=356&r=2&sr=258. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Derdzinski, Joseph (13 October 2004). "Commander of the Faithful: Morocco, the King and the internal security forces". Archive.org. U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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