Sûreté Nationale (Morocco)

Moroccan police officer.

The National Security or Moroccan Police (French: Sûreté nationale, Arabic: الأمن الوطني Al-'Amn al-Waṭaniy) is the authoritative and main State police body of Morocco. The Sûreté Nationale is tasked with upholding the law and public order. It was founded on 16 May 1956[1] by King Mohammed V. By 2007 the police had 46000 personnel.[2]

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