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Doha
QATAR has set up an International Police Coordination Center (IPCC) in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, said a Ministry of Interior press release on Saturday.
The state-of-the-art centre started working with the launch of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, which is currently under way in Doha, and facilitates exchange of information between Qatar’s police and International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in order to manage crisis.
During the Club World Cup, a number of police representatives from countries with participating teams are also working together with Qatari police officers to ensure safety of spectators.
The centre has a state-of-the-art operating room managed and supervised by the Security Committee of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, which seeks to ensure highest level of security for spectators during the World Cup. A group of young Qatari officers with distinguished skills have also joined the centre.
On the tasks of the centre and how it works, First Lieutenant Hamad al Nasr, assistant commander of the centre, said that it includes a group of qualified young cadres representing the concerned departments that operate under the umbrella of the Security Committee.
During the Club World Cup Championship, liaison officers from the external police agencies of the participating countries, such as Brazil, France, Mexico and Britain were brought in to provide expertise and assistance in dealing with fans.
The centre focuses on managing the situation if inappropriate or racist slogans are raised to incite trouble.
He explained that the information and observations that are monitored, through surveillance cameras or through the direct presence in the galleries or the fan zone area, are transferred directly through the centre to the operations centre. It analyses the information and observations and communicates with the leaders of sports facilities to coordinate with them and take the necessary measures.
He pointed out that the IPCC includes a group of distinguished officers, each of whom is responsible for one of the centre’s units, such as the logistic support unit, the Interpol unit, the information unit, and the technical support unit in addition to the technical equipment and the ‘Talaa’ programme.
He said that the 12 participating officers from abroad analyse and follow up on what is being published in their countries, through social media sites, such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
First Lieutenant Hamad al Nasr said that some of these officers carry lists of names of rioting fans, which are included in databases of airports, in addition to providing information about the customs of the coming masses and their special ways of encouraging and celebrating, and even expressing resentment and anger.
He added that the fans zone area includes a miniature operating room of the non-competitive unit, whose officers follow the movement in the area. The fans, who do not have tickets to enter the matches can view them through the external devices, and express their joy away from the stadiums.
Bruno Albuquerque, federal commissioner for the Brazilian Police and an Interpol member from Brazil, expressed his great admiration for the technical facilities of the centre.
Ms Rodrigues, criminal investigator at the Federal Ministerial Police to Combat Crime in Mexico, said that by virtue of her knowledge of the nature of fans in Mexico, she expected them to respect the traditions and customs of the host country.
Doha
QATAR has set up an International Police Coordination Center (IPCC) in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, said a Ministry of Interior press release on Saturday.
The state-of-the-art centre started working with the launch of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, which is currently under way in Doha, and facilitates exchange of information between Qatar’s police and International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in order to manage crisis.
During the Club World Cup, a number of police representatives from countries with participating teams are also working together with Qatari police officers to ensure safety of spectators.
The centre has a state-of-the-art operating room managed and supervised by the Security Committee of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, which seeks to ensure highest level of security for spectators during the World Cup. A group of young Qatari officers with distinguished skills have also joined the centre.
On the tasks of the centre and how it works, First Lieutenant Hamad al Nasr, assistant commander of the centre, said that it includes a group of qualified young cadres representing the concerned departments that operate under the umbrella of the Security Committee.
During the Club World Cup Championship, liaison officers from the external police agencies of the participating countries, such as Brazil, France, Mexico and Britain were brought in to provide expertise and assistance in dealing with fans.
The centre focuses on managing the situation if inappropriate or racist slogans are raised to incite trouble.
He explained that the information and observations that are monitored, through surveillance cameras or through the direct presence in the galleries or the fan zone area, are transferred directly through the centre to the operations centre. It analyses the information and observations and communicates with the leaders of sports facilities to coordinate with them and take the necessary measures.
He pointed out that the IPCC includes a group of distinguished officers, each of whom is responsible for one of the centre’s units, such as the logistic support unit, the Interpol unit, the information unit, and the technical support unit in addition to the technical equipment and the ‘Talaa’ programme.
He said that the 12 participating officers from abroad analyse and follow up on what is being published in their countries, through social media sites, such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
First Lieutenant Hamad al Nasr said that some of these officers carry lists of names of rioting fans, which are included in databases of airports, in addition to providing information about the customs of the coming masses and their special ways of encouraging and celebrating, and even expressing resentment and anger.
He added that the fans zone area includes a miniature operating room of the non-competitive unit, whose officers follow the movement in the area. The fans, who do not have tickets to enter the matches can view them through the external devices, and express their joy away from the stadiums.
Bruno Albuquerque, federal commissioner for the Brazilian Police and an Interpol member from Brazil, expressed his great admiration for the technical facilities of the centre.
Ms Rodrigues, criminal investigator at the Federal Ministerial Police to Combat Crime in Mexico, said that by virtue of her knowledge of the nature of fans in Mexico, she expected them to respect the traditions and customs of the host country.
