DOHA: Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Interior (MoI), won first place in two categories in an awareness film competition organised by the General Secretariat of Arab Interior Ministers Council.
Qatar bagged first place in the area of “the misuse of the Internet and its role in intellectual deviation and the spread of crime” and in the area of “the role of family and the community in protecting the youth from violence and extremism”.
The awards were given during the 38th Conference of Arab police and security chiefs in Tunis.
Brig Khalifa Abdullah Al Noaimi, Director-General, General Directorate of Criminal Investigations, and Head of the Qatari delegation to the conference, received the awards from the council’s Secretary-General, Dr Muhammad bin Ali Kouman.
Director, Public Relations Department, MoI, said the achievement underscored the success of the ministry in presenting distinct security awareness in all sectors of society.
The General Secretariat of the council organises the competition every year and ministry has won distinctive places in most events.
In 2012, the ministry added a new accomplishment in the field of awareness film competition by winning first place for the eighth time in a row for its film on the fight against human trafficking.
It added another milestone this year by winning first place in two of the five categories of the competition. The Peninsula
