France decorates Morocco’s police chief

PARIS - France's Official Bulletin of Decorations, Medals and Rewards published a list of decorations which includes Abdellatif Hammouchi, head of the General Directorate of National Security and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance of Morocco (DGSN-DGST).

The French Ministry of the Interior has given orders in the French Official Gazette for the exceptional awarding of the Gold Class Order of Honour to Hammouchi, following a decree issued on 20 June 2024.

The decision to decorate Hammouchi, endorsed by the French Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin, is in recognition of the outstanding role of the Moroccan Director General of National Security in strengthening security cooperation between Morocco and France, following a long-standing cooperative relationship of many years between the security services of the two countries.

Hammouchi has recently played an important role in the exchange of information and coordination in the fight against terrorism and organised crime.

This award comes in recognition of Hammouchi's career in the field of security and defence both in Morocco and internationally, thanks to the Moroccan kingdom's extensive cooperation in this field with many important countries on the international scene, such as the United States, Germany, Spain and France itself.

Morocco is a key player in the maintenance of security and the fight against terrorist groups and criminal gangs that operate mainly in North Africa and the Sahel, convulsive areas that suffer from instability in many cases and require extensive international vigilance and collaboration to prevent attacks and criminal acts, which can also have repercussions in other areas around the world. 

Hammouchi has been recognised for his high efficiency and important contribution to security cooperation. This is evidenced by the many meetings he has held with the top security officials of many countries to coordinate action against terrorist groups and criminal gangs.