Police Corruption on Morocco

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Have you ever bribed a police officer before? For some, bribery might seem like a great solution to avoiding those costly fines, but for others bribery has led to great amounts of injustice. A black family in tangier were harassed for years by some racist Moroccans. The Moroccans were part of a gang and had already set fire to one of the African migrants’ rooms. One day, these Moroccans entered their house, armed, and after a scuffle, the family was able to get rid of them, but 2 of them had been stabbed meanwhile. When the victims went to the police station right after the incident had occurred (still bleeding from their wounds) and told the police what happened. The police asked for identity documents before even suggesting to start an investigation. The police kept on prolonging the migrants’ wait at the police station, asking for more and more documents, until one of the migrants’ Moroccan friends came to help. The migrants and their landlord pressed charges, but a day later the police came to them asking that they resolve the matter personally instead of taking it to court. The migrants believe that the police must have been paid off to withhold such a terrible crime (Backhausen, Kamille Boye). Unfortunately cases like this are far too common in Morocco and is a result of people essentially buying the police. Police corruption has become part of the daily lives of Moroccans, and since not much effort has gone into getting rid of it, the lack of justice and safety in Morocco will continue.
Moroccans have accepted police corruption, and it is now a part of their daily lives. After taking a survey in my class (24 students, 9th grade) about police corruption, 79% of them have already bribed an officer (whether them or their pare...

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Anonymous. Personal Interview. 7 October 2013

Khouya, Rachid. "Corruption Among Police in South Morocco: Policemen or Gangsters."Morocco World News RSS. Ed. Benjamin Villanti. Morocco World News, 10 June 2012. Web. 07 Nov. 2013. .

"Morocco Country Profile: Police." Http://visionteam.dk. Business Anti-Corruption Portal, Spring 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2013. .
Backhausen, Kamille Boye. "No Borders Morocco." No Borders Morocco. N.p., 14 Mar. 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2013. .
Youssef.Adam, Survey: 24 participants

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