The Moroccan Ministry of the Interior stated that the interventions of public forces (auxiliary forces) during recent demonstrations in several areas were conducted with full respect for legal and professional standards governing their operations. It emphasized that these interventions, in some cases, were a last resort in response to a small number of instigators and troublemakers after all other options had been exhausted.
The official spokesperson for the ministry, Rashid Khalfi, clarified to the media on Wednesday, October 1, in Rabat, that the actions of public forces are constrained by the limits set by the constitution and relevant legal texts, ensuring the full legitimacy of every action taken.
He added that this includes, for example, laws regulating public gatherings and legislative texts defining the roles of maintaining order, in addition to internationally recognized security and legal protocols aimed at ensuring the physical safety of individuals and protecting public and private property.
Khalfi affirmed that the primary goal of the systematic interventions by public forces (auxiliary forces) is to achieve several objectives: maintaining public order, protecting the physical safety of individuals, safeguarding public and private property, ensuring the exercise of rights and freedoms within their legitimate legal framework, and enhancing trust in institutions.
He pointed out that security interventions are based on three key principles: a graduated approach, where actions were characterized by moderation, as force was used only to the minimum extent necessary after exhausting all peaceful means, specifically limiting actions to dispersing gatherings using standard regulatory methods and legal warnings.
He emphasized that these interventions were also proportional, employing appropriate and limited means, without resorting to excessive measures that exceeded the requirements of the situation. He stressed that the moderate intervention process was preceded by multiple attempts to avoid confrontation, including legal warnings and alerts, as well as exhausting procedural options.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior concluded that this confirms that recourse to intervention in certain cases was the last option after all other avenues had been exhausted in addressing a small number of instigators and troublemakers.
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