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Essay / Police corruption in Morocco - 854
Have you ever bribed a police officer before? For some, corruption may seem like a great solution to avoid these costly fines, but for others, corruption has led to many injustices. A black family in Tangier was harassed for years by 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 fight, the family was able to get rid of them, but 2 of them had been stabbed in the meantime. When the victims went to the police station right after the incident (they were still bleeding from their wounds) and told the police what had happened. The police asked for identification documents before even offering to open an investigation. The police continued to prolong the wait for the migrants at the police station, asking for more and more documents, until a Moroccan friend of the migrants came to help them. The migrants and their owner filed a complaint, but a day later the police came to them and asked them to resolve the matter personally instead of taking it to court. Migrants believe that the police must have been paid to cover up such a terrible crime (Backhausen, Kamille Boye). Unfortunately, cases like this are far too common in Morocco and are mostly the result of people buying the policy. Police corruption has become part of daily life for Moroccans, and with little effort made to get rid of it, the lack of justice and security in Morocco will continue. Moroccans have accepted police corruption and it is now part of their daily life. After responding to a survey among my class (24 students, 9th grade) on police corruption, 79% of them have already bribed a police officer (either themselves or their parents...... middle of paper ......Official interview October 7, 2013Anonymous interview October 7, 2013Khouya, Rachid. “Corruption among the police in southern Morocco: policemen or gangsters”. Morocco World News RSS Ed. 2013. “Profile of the country of Morocco: Police http://visionteam.dk. Anti-corruption portal for businesses, spring 2013. Web. November 7, 2013. Backhausen, Kamille Boye “No borders in Morocco.” 2013. Youssef.Adam, Survey: 24 participants.