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| 'Gulf Interpol' to crush terror, crime |
| 2014-11-28 |
| [ARABNEWS] The GCC plans to set up a joint police force to tackle organized crime syndicates, terrorist groups, drug smugglers and human traffickers. The force, dubbed the Gulf Interpol, would have its headquarters in Abu Dhabi with Emirati Lt. Col Mubarak Al-Khayli as its chief, said a GCC statement released on Thursday. The GCC body would be similar to Europol, the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... 's law enforcement agency that handles criminal intelligence and deals with organized crime. "The GCC interior ministers have given the green light to the plan to set up the police force because large-scale criminal and terrorist networks pose a significant threat to the internal security of the GCC and the safety and livelihood of its people," said the statement. The GCC statement said the force would help counter cross-border criminal activity in the region. "There is a need to lay down a clear-cut strategy to combat all crimes, particularly drug trafficking and money laundering," said Kuwaiti Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, who chaired the ministers' meeting in Kuwait City. "All GCC member states will subscribe to a joint criminal database, with each appointing a representative to act as a point of contact with the GCC police force," said Abdullatif Al-Zayani, speaking after the meeting. He said the presidency of the body would rotate among the six member states every three years. The GCC police force would operate under the security department of the GCC general-secretariat, which acts as a central database and information exchange unit, he said. The GCC ministerial council is set to ratify the plan before presenting it to the 35th GCC summit scheduled to take place in Doha on Dec. 19. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 the group will be as crooked as a Detroit politician. Apropos of nothing in particular: “The only difference between Detroit and the Third World in terms of corruption is Detroit don't have no goats in the streets,” -- Sam Riddle, political fixer and former aid to infamous Detroit pol Monica Conyers. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-11-28 14:27 |
| #2 I expect that the group will be as crooked as a Detroit politician. I will be satisfied if the higher ups aren't working for the other side. Don't pass them any intel that you care about. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2014-11-28 12:20 |
| #1 They've already got their 'good cop, bad cop' team set up. At least the 'bad cop' part. See any headline beginning "Saudis behead..." |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-11-28 11:43 |