An urban security campaign is being launched comprising four groups of 200 more experienced police officers being placed on the streets of the major cities. Each unit will have 8 motorbikes, four cars as well as an armored vehicle.
Abdelaziz Samel, director of human resources of the police, said that two units will be deployed in Rabat, three units in Casablanca and one unit in Marrakech. In a later stage, they hope to cover more cities. Plans are being made for 6,400 police in 32 groups by the end of 2006.
There are also plans to increase safety on the road, which claims thousands of lives a year. Youssef Tahiri Jouti, the former minister of energy and mines was killed in a traffic accident on the Casablanca-El Jadida road earlier this week. (albawaba.com)
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