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Tunisia disbands secret police |
2011-03-10 |
[Maghrebia] Tunisia on Monday (March 7th) dissolved the secret police of ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's regime. A statement posted on the Tunisian Interior Ministry Facebook page said that the abolition of the State Security Department was "in line with the values and principles of the revolution" and part of the interim government's "commitment to respecting the law in letter and in practice, and to maintaining a climate of trust and transparency in the relationship with citizens". "This is a daring decision that will change the concept of state security to 'people security', so that security personnel may be in the service of citizens rather than a symbol of horror and fear," Tunisian citizen Amira Hammami said. |
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