Sûreté Nationale (Morocco)
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The General Directorate for National Security (Arabic: االمديرية العامة للأمن الوطني, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⵀⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵏⴼⵔⵓⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ; French: Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale, 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. It works alongside the Gendarmerie Royale and the Forces Auxiliaires.
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Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale االمديرية العامة للأمن الوطني ⵜⴰⵎⵀⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵏⴼⵔⵓⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ | |
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Common name | Sûreté Nationale |
Motto | الأمن الوطني... فخورون بخدمتكم National Security... proud to serve you |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 16 May 1956[1] |
Employees | 79830 (2023) |
Annual budget | 13 billion dirham (2022)[2] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Morocco |
Governing body | Moroccan Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Rabat |
Police officers | 78,146 (2021)[3] |
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Website | |
https://concours.dgsn.gov.ma/ |
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In 2007, the Sûreté Nationale had approximately 46,000 personnel. A decade later, in 2017, the number of personnel had increased to 70,000.
As of 2004, the Sûreté Nationale operated the following specialist divisions:[4]
- 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 of serious crimes, including terrorism, organized and white-collar crime.