• Morocco signs anti-corruption pact with top security agencies
• Deal boosts coordination, data sharing, and joint investigations
• Part of wider reform push amid slipping global corruption rankings

Morocco's National Authority for Probity, Prevention, and Fight against Corruption (INPPLC)  has signed a partnership agreement with the General Directorate for National Security and the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGSN-DGST) to strengthen the country’s anti-corruption framework.

In a joint statement, the institutions described the accord as “strategic and legal,” saying it “goes beyond a mere framework for technical cooperation.” They added that it demonstrates “the state’s determination to strengthen its domestic defenses against corruption, laying the foundations for lasting coordination and synergy between a sovereign security body and an independent constitutional authority.”

The deal aims to improve coordination and information sharing between the two entities to make corruption investigations more effective. The INPPLC will provide expertise to support Morocco’s implementation of international commitments, while the DGSN-DGST will share technical tools, including the use of the new electronic identity card, within the existing legal framework.

The partnership also includes data sharing, training, exchange of best practices, and the joint development of tools to detect corruption risks and promote transparency and integrity.

The initiative forms part of Morocco’s broader anti-corruption drive. Previous actions include a dedicated hotline for reporting corruption, which has led to the arrest of 243 people caught in the act, and 716 financial crime cases referred to the courts.

Despite these efforts, Morocco continues to struggle in international rankings. In 2024, the country scored 37 out of 100 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, slipping from 73rd place in 2018 to 99th out of 180 countries.

Ingrid Haffiny