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General Directorate For Territorial Surveillance (Morocco)
The General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance ( ar, المديرية العامة لمراقبة التراب الوطني, ''Mudīriyyat Murāqabat al-Turāb al-Waṭaniy''; ; , commonly referred to as the DGST or the DST), is the internal intelligence agency of the Moroccan state. It is tasked with the monitoring of potentially subversive domestic activities. Prior to 2005, it was known as the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST). History The DST emerged from the CAB1, the counter-subversion unit or political police department of the DGSN (''Direction Général de Surveillance du Térritoire''), which is the state police body of Morocco that was created in May 1956. In May 1956, the CAB1 began as the 7th arrondissement of the Police in Derb Baladia, Casablanca, and was headed by Houssine Seghir, a plumber in Mers-Sultan and ex-member of a Casablanca-based resistance movement. At the time the DGSN was directed by Mohammed Laghzioui, a prominent member of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Directorate For National Security
The General Directorate for National Security ( ar, المديرية العامة للأمن الوطني ''al-mudīriyya l-ʿāmma li-l-ʾamni l-waṭaniyy'') is the authoritative and main State police body of Morocco. The Sûreté Nationale is tasked with upholding the law and public order. It works alongside the ''Gendarmerie Royale'' and the ''Forces Auxiliaires''. See also *'' Sûreté Nationale'' (National Police Force) *'' Gendarmerie Royale'' (Military Police Force) *'' Forces Auxiliaires'' (Paramilitary Force) Sources # World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto published by Taylor & Francis. 2004, # World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, second edition, Gale., 2006 # Sullivan, Larry E. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005. See also * Groupes urbains de sécurité Groupes urbains de sécurité (GUS) (also known as "Croatia") ( en, Urban Security Groups) is a defunct Moroccan special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |