Rabat: The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) announced this Saturday afternoon, April 19th, a series of new appointments to positions of responsibility within its central and decentralized services in several Moroccan cities, including Rabat, Khouribga, Fez, Meknes, Marrakech, Souk Sebt Oulad Nemma, Ouarzazate, and El Marsa in the vicinity of Laayoune.
In a statement, the DGSN clarified that these appointments, approved by the Director General of National Security, Abdellatif Hammouchi, involve 11 new leadership positions. These include the appointment of a head of department within the Sports Security Division of the General Directorate of Public Security, as well as the appointment of a head of the Provincial General Intelligence Service in Meknes, and two heads of judicial police and general intelligence units in Marrakech and Khouribga.
The new assignments also encompassed security executives placed at the helm of other decentralized public security services. This includes the appointment of a head of a police district in the city of Souk Sebt Oulad Nemma, an acting head of a police district in El Marsa near Laayoune, in addition to the appointment of a head of the traffic police unit in Ouarzazate, a brigade commander and deputy commander of a public order maintenance group in Fez, and two heads of units belonging to the sensitive installations protection group in the same city.
The DGSN statement emphasized that these appointments are part of an internal dynamic aimed at injecting new talent and leveraging the expertise of young and experienced security professionals capable of actively contributing to achieving citizen security and safeguarding their property. The selection process for these security positions prioritized qualified individuals from the new generation of security leaders who possess high professionalism, integrity, and professional experience. This ensures the optimal implementation of the new security strategy, which seeks to serve citizen security by strengthening the feeling of safety, improving the quality of police services, consolidating the communication approach, and enhancing the institutional openness of national security services.