Over 4,261 People Arrested in Past 24 Hours for Violating State of Health Emergency, Police

24 avril 2020 Printable Version

Rabat - The security operations conducted to impose the state of health emergency decreed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic have led to the arrest, in the last 24 hours, of 4,261 people, including 2,125 who have been placed in police custody to complete preliminary investigations ordered by the competent public prosecutors, while the others have been subjected to investigation and identity verification procedures, said on Friday the national police (DGSN).

In a statement, the DGSN said that since the declaration of the state of health emergency by the public authorities, a total of 65,390 people have been arrested in all the Kingdom's cities, 34,936 of whom were brought before the competent public prosecutor's offices following the police custody procedure.

These arrests were carried out in Casablanca (8.791), Rabat (8,648), Kenitra (6,783), Oujda (5,599), Marrakech (6,131), Agadir (4,354), Salé (3,676), Meknes (3,495), Beni Mellal (2,717), Fez (2,039), Tetouan (3,129), El Jadida (1,881), Tangier (1,548), Settat (1,823), Ouarzazate (1,245), Laayoune (1,214), Errachidia (787), Safi (576), Taza (704) and Al Hoceima (250).

Police services will continue to reinforce control operations in all the Moroccan cities and coordinate their interventions with the various public authorities with a view to ensuring the strict implementation of the health emergency state, the source pointed out