The Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Lieutenant-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, confirmed that there are security challenges facing the whole world, in light of the change in the form of crime, until it became electronic by at least 30%, and this did not exist in the past, and requires the exchange of expertise and experiences, according to what is achieved. At the World Police Summit 2022, which is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, at the Dubai Exhibition Center at Expo 2020 Dubai, with wide global and regional participation.
Al-Marri revealed that Dubai Police has made practical progress in the use of technologies, and intends to deploy 10 advanced “Ghayath” patrols in 10 vital areas in the emirate, in addition to using air patrols, through platforms for launching drones to secure the “Dubai Expo”, in addition to establishing 22 A smart police station in different areas of Dubai.
In detail, Lieutenant-General Abdullah Khalifa Al-Marri said, on the sidelines of the World Police Summit, that the summit is being held in circumstances that require the cooperation of all police leaders and security experts in the world, to confront security challenges, especially in light of the amazing technical development and the changing form of crime, pointing out that there are challenges facing them. Countries do not face others, and when these experiences are presented at the summit, everyone benefits from them, and may even be able together to devise new solutions.
He added that crime, in its modern form, has crossed nationalities and borders, especially cybercrime, which has come to represent about 30% of the crimes being committed today, stressing that the openness and cooperation of the police services together doubles the effectiveness of combating this type of crime.
He pointed out that there is an agreement among police leaders in the world that there is a scarcity of information and a scarcity of reports, and there is an urgent need now for reference reports to which police leaders around the world return, before adopting a policy or strategy, pointing out that there is one global conference For leaders, officials and experts of the police services in the world, it is held annually in the United States, but due to the UAE’s strategic location and its distinguished security reputation, it was necessary to organize an event such as the World Police Summit, so that leaders, law enforcement agencies and relevant bodies meet, communicate directly, and exchange ideas on challenges and reach recommendations of reference that can be relied upon in facing challenges.
Regarding the security boom achieved by the Emirate of Dubai in recent years, and its effectiveness in practice, Al Marri said that during GITEX 2017, Dubai Police announced three pioneering technical projects, the Smart Police Station, the launching platforms for drone patrols, and the advanced leading Ghayath patrol.
He continued, “We are now in (Expo) in 2022, and we can say that we have 22 smart centers (SBS) in several regions in the emirate, and we have a larger plan to expand after achieving tangible success, and air patrols entered for the first time in securing the Expo, through a platform It has been prepared for this purpose, and there is a plan to distribute platforms covering the skies of the Emirate of Dubai, which can launch advanced aircraft equipped with high-quality cameras, the ability to recognize faces, and self-learning with artificial intelligence techniques.
He added that there are 10 Ghayath patrols ready to be deployed in 10 different regions in Dubai, which are unique in the world, and contain the latest smart systems, artificial intelligence technology, and include a set of surveillance cameras of various types, in addition to a set of advanced services that enhance Police work in the security and traffic aspect.
Regarding the reliance on young people in several sectors of the Dubai Police, Al-Marri stressed that “the young leaders of the Dubai Police have proven great capabilities, and they are the backbone of the police now, in light of the foregoing of progressive thinking and innovative ideas, but we still wish them more, and we expect them to achieve more excellence. In the future”.
Corruption crimes are the biggest threat to INTERPOL members.
Experts and officials participating in the activities of the second day of the First World Police Summit, held in Dubai from 14 to 17 March, said that the development of modern crime, and its entry into a new virtual field, requires flexibility and speed in the application of the law, making it adaptable and capable of developing in turn.
The Director of the Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption Center at Interpol, Rory Corcoran, said that the International Police Organization considered financial crimes and corruption as the single largest threat facing the organization’s 195 member states, after conducting a detailed assessment of the risks and threats among members.
He added: “We support our multi-pronged response strategy with data, analytics, and intelligence-based policing, as well as leveraging partnerships and collaborations between individuals, organizations and countries to ensure a coherent approach. Cryptocurrency and recent financial crimes in Asia alone, for example, have arrested more than 1,000 people, intercepted $275 million in illicit funds, and froze over 2,000 bank accounts.”
• 30% of crimes have become electronic…and information is scarce, and security challenges have multiplied.
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