These latest arrests and others operated well before testify to the “strong” mobilization of Moroccan security forces, for several years, in order to help secure the Maghreb and the Sahel by a coordination of means throughout the Kingdom’s territory, Besnard told MAP.
According to him, the creation of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) in 2015, the strengthening of international cooperation, especially with Spain, and the importance given to human rights in the 2011 Constitution contribute to a climate conducive to the success of very sensitive operations such as the fight against terrorism.
Moroccan Islam, moderate and open, with the centrality of the institution of the Commandery of the Faithful, is a “very effective intellectual bulwark against radical discourse,” he said.
”The terrorist threat is far from being stopped in the world, especially in Africa and it is even likely that we are witnessing its extension,” warned the French expert, arguing that Morocco’s role in the stability of the region is “intended to increase in the coming years to prevent the risk of contagion in the Maghreb.”
The Moroccan security services have arrested, in recent days, three extremists affiliated to Daesh for their alleged involvement in an intentional homicide of a policeman on duty within the framework of a terrorist project. The security services also arrested another extremist, in Safi, for his alleged involvement in the execution of a terrorist plan, as part of an individual project to seriously undermine public order. These operations have once again highlighted the holistic strategy implemented by Morocco to fight against the scourge of terrorism and violent extremism.
