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In a move that will help expedite the process of solving crime cases, investigation departments of the Royal Oman Police (ROP) in all wilayats will soon be linked through a system of biometrics.

The new project, called 'Yaqeen', aims to reunite all the biometrics in one framework, an ROP official told the Times of Oman. The new system will help in resolving crimes faster as well as in tracking and nabbing culprits, said the official.

"There will be a unified server for the biometrics in the wilayats to make it easier for investigation departments to access information from anywhere," said the official.

The new system will also help in preventing crimes, added the official but did not specify how.

The official further added that new laboratories with superior technology will be built in some wilayats this year to improve the performance of criminal departments nationwide.

Mohammed Al Wahaibi, Majlis Al Shura member, said that such a move will lead to a significant decrease in the crime rate in the country. A person would now think twice before committing a crime as it would become easier to catch the culprit, he explained.

The ROP recently screened a short film titled Hisar, or Siege, dealing with the most important issues that have been accomplished by the Economic Crimes Combating Department.

The officials arrested members of a gang who stole large amounts of money from ATMs after inserting magnetic disks and re-programming the kiosks.

According to the ROP, the number of crimes dipped from 15,346 in 2013 to 13,044 in 2014 — a remarkable drop of 15 per cent. They attributed it to better control and intensive patrolling.

"There is an increased level of awareness among citizens and residents. They have been coming forward to report crimes," said the police.

Oman has been a pioneer in offering e-Government solutions in the Gulf. In 2002, it became the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country to offer electronic ID cards to its citizens.

A state-of-the-art biometric identification system was launched by Bank Muscat in collaboration with the ROP last year.

"To validate banking transactions at all Bank Muscat branches, the identification card is required to be inserted into the biometric machine and customers have to validate their identity by scanning their finger print on the machine," said a press statement.

In January 2015, the ROP had launched the biometric or e-Passport as part of the Government's objective to provide enhanced services and protection to its citizens through the use of secure technology.

Recently, the directors of Inquiries and Criminal Investigations departments of the ROP held a meeting at the Directorate General of Inquiries and Criminal Investigations under the auspices of Major General Hamad bin Sulaiman Al Hatmi, assistant inspector general of police and customs for operations, in the presence of Mohammed bin Ali Al Hadidi, deputy attorney general.

Brigadier Rashid bin Salim Al Badi, director general of inquiries and criminal investigations, said that they reviewed last year's achievements and discussed the plan for next year.

The meeting included a visual presentation on Yaqeen.

It also included a documentary on the major cases solved by the Economic Crimes Combating Department.

The meeting discussed a number of issues including major cases, the lessons learnt and the best practices for a quick response to identify criminals.

The meeting also discussed preventive role in reducing crime rate.

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Autor(en)/Author(s): Fahad Al Mukrashi and ONA

Quelle/Source: Times of Oman, 06.03.2015

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