Kingdom of Morocco Ministry of the Interior General Directorate of - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Kingdom of Morocco Ministry of the Interior General Directorate of National Security MADRID, 6 NOVEMBER 2013 1

THE GEOGRAPHIC POSITION OF MOROCCO 2

A large number of stolen or lost documents are available on the market of document fraud The evolution of forgery techniques Expansion of the phenomenon of migration through using document fraud 20

Asians Maghreb Africans Irregular migration networks Arabs 21

Asian networks 23

STRATEGY Morocco initiated a global strategy on the fight against irregular migration that is structured around 6 pillars: I- Legislative and regulatory II- Institutional III- Operational IV- Socio-economic development V - Sensibilisation VI - Cooperation 6

I – LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY REFORM Legislation : Law 02.03 on entry and stay of foreigners in  Morocco. Criminalisation of trafficking in persons o Protection of migrants’ right o Permanent adaptation (Amendment to criminalise o accommodation of illegals) 7

III- OPERATIONAL PILLAR  Systematic surveillance of forests;  Search operations;  Reinforcing control of land, maritime and aerial borders;  Land and maritime patrols; 8

V- AWARENESS RAISING PROCESS - Information campaigns - Close collaboration with the media 9

CONCLUSION  Longer waiting period  Morocco is becoming a country of destination  Shared responsibility among all the countries in the region 10

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION 11