Director of Public Security Lieutenant General Mohammad Al-Bassami stressed on Saturday that security of the homeland, the pilgrims and the holy sites are red lines affirming that the security forces will deal firmly against any illegal acts or bids against the pilgrims’ safety.
The security forces’ priority is safeguarding the security and safety of the pilgrims as they perform the rituals at the various sacred locations, said Lieut. Gen. A-Bassami, who was speaking during a news conference organized by the Ministry of Interior — grouping officers of the squads assigned to maintain the hajj security.
He has indicated that the security troops will set up checkpoints around the holy sites and ensure that incoming people carry the proper papers to perform the rites. He has also indicated that there will be preventive measures against possible crimes.
For his part, Major General Mohammad Al-Omari, the commander of emergency forces, said the squads would maintain order and security in Holy Makkah and Medina,
prevent violators of the regulations from reaching the rites’ sites, manage the throngs and organize the Satan stoning rite.
Air Vice Marshal Abdulaziz Al-Draijan, the commander of air security, indicated that drones would scour the pilgrims’ throngs to ensure their unhindered movement.
Dr. Hmoud Al-Faraj, the commander of the Hajj civil defense, has affirmed that preventive supervision in the capital and the holy places will be intensified and that humanitarian services will offered for the pilgrims.
The head of the passports personnel, Dr. Saleh Al-Merbe, affirmed that transactions for the arrivals have been proceeding perfectly.
Source: Kuwait News Agency