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04 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024
Comprehensive report to mark the silver jubilee of HM the King’s accession
25 years of security stability thanks to royal support,
government interest and professional sincerity
The Kingdom of Bahrain is proud of its history, humanitarian ap-
proach and accomplishments as a well-established country. It is ris-
ing to the forefront with its civilisation and the wisdom of its leader.
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has transformed Bahrain
after 25 years of accession into a homeland of cultural value and
international status based on coexistence and openness, which is the source of
the wealth of civilised nations. On this occasion that will be immortalised in history,
there is a sense of the civilised achievements, national milestones, and security
stability achieved during these years. HM the King is a supporter of the nation’s
security process and a guide for the security system at the Ministry of Interior
in protecting security and public safety, increasing the efficiency of police perfor-
mance, and consolidating the process of development and modernisation.
Throughout their long The royal vision is the ful coexistence and fighting
history, the Bahrain Police starting point for reinforcing extremism curriculum to en-
forces have entered the sec- citizens’ roles and moving for- hance awareness of negative
ond century with only known ward through the thought of practices and protect youth
language of achievement. Ac- a wise leader who constantly from violence and addiction.
complishments witnessed by works for the nation’s inter- The Programme succeeded in
all and felt by every citizen and ests. Based on a royal order reducing the participants’ neg-
resident through the security and Decree No. 69 of 2004, ative behaviours by 56%.
and stability in the country due the Community Police was The National Ambulance
to the supreme royal support formed to develop police per- is a leading security and
and the follow-up of the gov- formance, enhance communi- health project by the Interior and Children Protection Offic-
ernment headed by His Royal ty confidence in the police and Minister. It has completed its es at the police directorates
Highness Prince Salman bin create a safe environment for first phase with 12 centres promote community partner-
Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown prosperity and development. and three ambulance points. ship by working toward family
Prince and Prime Minister. HE the Interior Minister or- Work is underway to reduce stability. The Police Aviation
Over the past quarter of dered the executive proce- the response time to 5 to 15 has been equipped with mod-
a century, Bahrain’s security dures for forming the Commu- minutes and use artificial in- ern helicopters and advanced
and stability system has wit- nity Police and marking March telligence to enhance the pro- cameras to promote general
nessed a clear consolidation, 18 each year as a day for com- ject’s management. Air, sea safety, emergency and medi-
reflected in society’s safety munity partnership and nation- and motorcycle ambulances cal services and law enforce-
and reassurance. The crime al belonging. are among the future projects. ment.
rate has declined by 30% due With an approach to be- The Child Protection in Cy- In fighting drugs, there
to implementing the security ing closer to people, the Com- berspace Unit was launched has been no increase in cas-
strategy launched by His Ex- munity Police have paved the in December 2022 as part of es over the past three years,
cellency Minister of Interior way for security projects and and the rate has stabilised at
General Rashid bin Abdullah initiatives to fight and prevent many new projects to protect less than 3% compared to
Al Khalifa, who adopted com- crimes. The force was the be- children from online risks. the rest of the criminal cases.
munity partnership as an ap- ginning of a series of integrat- Humanitarian and From 2020 to 2023, a total
proach and placed community ed security and social projects, Human Rights Initiatives of 3,197 kg of narcotics were
security at the forefront. including the summer camp of The national alternative seized from 3,407 cases, re-
Security accomplishments the Royal Academy of Police in sentencing project and the flecting the effectiveness of
have continued through years 2009 as part of the National open prisons programme re- the efforts made under the
of sincere national work and Plan to Promote the Spirit of alistically embody the human National Plan to Combat Nar-
the introduction of a series Belonging to the Nation and values and civilised principles cotics and Psychotropic Sub-
of national plans and secu- Reinforce the Values of Na- of the royal visions. The pro- stances, of which its edition
rity projects. This is done tionalism (Bahrainouna). The ject won the Arab Government (2015/2022) achieved its
through an advanced security community police led to the Excellence Award for Commu- goals by 97% by implement-
approach that considers the launch of the Maan (together) nity Development in 2024. In ing 257 initiatives. The second
development of human re- programme against violence the same context, the Refor- edition is ongoing, with 24 gov-
sources, the introduction of and addiction in 2011 and mation and Rehabilitation Di- ernment entities and national
advanced technologies in all the accreditation of Bahrain rectorate was upgraded to a institutions participating.
services, and the construction as the regional centre for the General Directorate. Six build- and Rehabilitation Centre in sion. Meanwhile, 6,712 per- An artificial intelligence
of modern security buildings to programme. HE the Interior ings were introduced, includ- Jaw and two at the Detention sons have benefited from the project was launched to ad-
meet all needs. Minister launched the peace- ing four at the Reformation Centre in the Dry Dock. The alternative sentencing project dress drug addiction and nar-
American Correctional Asso- since its launch in 2018, while cotics crimes. It is a unique
• HM the King is a supporter of national security and director of ciation accredited the General the number of beneficiaries of project in the Middle East and
security systems to protect security and general safety. Directorate of Reformation the “Fael Khair” initiative has Arab world. This has strength-
exceeded 1,135 individuals.
ened the Interior Ministry’s
and Rehabilitation after fulfill-
ing the international quality Stability of Community status, which has won first
• Through the efforts of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the security and sta- standards. Notably, about Security Indicators place more than once in the
bility process has witnessed a clear consolidation and a 30% decline in the crime rate. 59,000 inmates were cov- Given that security is best operational information
cooperation category at the
ered by the royal pardon from
2008 to July 2024, an indica- based on community partner- Arab level. At the same time,
• Bahrainouna marks its 5th anniversary, and the Bahrain Identity tor of the national approach ship, several indicators have the General Directorate of
emerged that confirm the
Reinforcing Forum will be held next year. to promoting human rights stability of community secu- Criminal Investigations and
Forensic Science has handled
and protecting social cohe-
rity, as the Special Security many criminal cases.
Emergency 6,712 benefciaries in the Force has worked to develop In police projects and
Hotline (999) alternative sentencing Initiatives of the National Plan “Bahrainouna” 2023-2019 performance in practical and
received 3 law and 1,135 benefted services, the Public Security
million calls from from the “Fael Khair” training aspects and to cre- Presidency works to achieve
2017 to 2023. initiative. Dimensions and Initiatives ate advanced training meth-
of the National Plan the Interior Ministry’s strate-
“Bahrainouna” ods. Security readiness has gy through capability-building
recorded the highest rates of projects, readiness enhance-
4,3757 anti-economic Curricula & Legislation & Belonging to performance and response to ment, digital transformation,
12 national ambulance Courses Regulations Media PR Campaigns the Nation cases, and police directorates
centres and 3 Achievements crime cases registered 14 initiatives 20 initiatives 14 Initiatives 19 Initiatives 37 Initiatives and technical development. A
ambulance points in in 9 years and 10,028 have continued their security total of 28 projects were intro-
the whole country. in statistics cybercrime cases since performance within the frame-
2011. duced, 41 projects were devel-
work of maintaining security oped, and work continues to
Private Partners from and public order and develop- implement 95 projects in the
Sector Bahrainouna the Govern- Initiative Bahrainouna Imple- ing the services provided. For future. The Training Directo-
ment and
Information and 28 distinguished projects Partners Initiatives Semi-Gov- Underway Initiatives mented example, the Southern Gov-
eGovernment Authority completed, 41 projects ernment Initiatives rate organised around 6,832
offers more than 680 continue to achieve Sectors ernorate Police Directorate training courses for 82,027
e-services and 30 success, and 95 projects 93% is the Implementation Rate of Initiatives is 93%. dealt with 14,959 cases from Interior Ministry affiliates from
e-systems. are underway.
1999 to 2023. The Family 2017 to 2024.