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Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
ZIMBABWE is among countries that are participating at the 93rd session of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) General Assembly being held in Marrakech, Morocco.
The event has brought together senior law enforcement officials and government ministers from around the world to tackle current and emerging organised crime threats.
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe is leading the Zimbabwean delegation, which includes Police Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba and Criminal Investigations Department (CID) director Commissioner Chrispen Charumbira, among other senior officials.
The four-day conference, running from November 24 to 27, 2025, has drawn more than 800 delegates from 179 countries, including 82 police chiefs.
As INTERPOL’s highest decision-making body, the Assembly sets the global law enforcement agenda and shapes the organisation’s strategic priorities.
Morocco’s Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Mr Abdellatif Hammouchi, addressed delegates at the opening ceremony.
He said Morocco’s hosting of the Assembly reflects its commitment to strengthening multilateral security cooperation and its role in combating transnational organised crime.
“Security challenges transcend national borders. It has become imperative for us to build joint and indivisible security structures in which national partners work alongside INTERPOL and international stakeholders,” he said.
INTERPOL Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza urged countries to deepen cooperation, emphasising that the General Assembly remains “the only event in the world that can bring together this level of police leadership,” adding that collaboration “is no longer optional, it is the only way forward.”
The 2025 Assembly is focusing on a broad spectrum of global security challenges, including the disruption of transnational organised crime networks and the dismantling of cross-border scam centres.
Member states will also elect new members to INTERPOL’s Executive Committee, including a new president, as several mandates come to an end. Namibia has nominated Major-General Anne-Marie Nainda for the top post. The elections are scheduled for Thursday, 27 November 2025.
The General Assembly is INTERPOL’s supreme governing body and comprises delegates appointed by the governments of our member countries.
It meets once a year and takes all the major decisions affecting general policy, the resources needed for international cooperation, working methods and finances. These decisions are in the form of resolutions.
In addition to approving the organisation’s programme of activities, strategic framework and budget, this session of the general assembly will address a range of issues.
