Morocco presents first biometric passports
2008-04-03
Morocco's' National Police Service (DGSN) presented the first biometric passports on Tuesday (April 1st) in Rabat. The new passports are thought to be more secure and will replace four personal documents: birth certificate, proof of residency, nationality card, and life certificate. The new IDs will gradually replace the old documents by 2012. The DGSN plans to open 110 centres throughout the country to process applications for the new passports. Those living in remote areas will be able to file their applications at the nearest police station.
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acharif moulay abdellah bouskraoui Posted 2008-04-03
We are at the forefront of the developing countries. Without forgetting about our American and European friends, we are going to continue to do our best to ensure our security and that of our neighbours.
chihab-25 Posted 2008-04-05
In my opinion, Magharebia’s editorial staff needs to ask itself some questions before slipping this news on us. Or, rather, it needs to chew through all the information before publishing it, making some reservations in its publications if need be. You are going to ask me, why do all this?? I think that there is a contradiction in this text— a major contradiction!!! In fact, I wonder who is deceiving whom? Is it General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) that is planning to set up 110 centres to handle requests for biometric passports or is it the general directorate of Magharebia’s editorial staff that might not have known how to correctly reproduce the full press release given by the DGSN as it should be? Where, then, is the problem? Simply put, the contradiction lies in that the issuance of passports— be it regular or biometric— is not part of the General Directorate of National Security’s functions, as, according to the Moroccan laws currently in effect, it is the responsibility of the walis, the governors of the provinces or their substitutes. I think that being an editor in chief of an organ of the media means having a good background in all areas! You are not going to let me hear that at Magharebia they do journalism, nothing more, nothing less, are you? All the same, you need to have a legal expert who can get a handle on your vagueness when it comes to law, and have you avoid playing the role of mailbox. Chihab-25
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