Interior Ministry Alert Against Auto Theft Wave, Security Undermining Attempts
Caretaker Interior Minister Ziad Baroud held lately a series of security and administrational meetings aiming to take preventative measures against security undermining attempts especially during the current period of political instability due to absence of a new government.
The meetings were concerned about setting definitive strategies to preserve security. According to the Central News Agency, Baroud gave his instructions for a strict implementation of the traffic law aiming to organize the time of the day motorcycles can roam the streets.
Baroud insisted that the motorcycles traffic law should not be violated under any circumstance especially for its significance in decreasing the number of thefts and robbery. However, the law notices special measures related to some cases such as restaurants delivery workers who depend on this way of transportation in their job.
Baroud also gave great importance in the meetings for the issue of facing the wave of cars theft that had a significant activity lately. He called for taking all measures that aim to stop the thieves and tighten their movement.
The Internal Security Forces special brigade known as "Fohood" which translates Leopards was assigned to mobilize patrols and hold steady checkpoints starting from midnight till seven o”clock in the morning everyday in all areas especially regions known for being "sensitive areas". This move aims at restoring the authoritative image of the Lebanese State.
In an attached context, information said that there is a direction to fix steady checkpoints at some roads being used by cars thieves to reach Beqaa area as it is the case with Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint.
Among the suggestions of ways to thwart the auto theft wave was a suggestion that dictates that car plates should be stamped in the same way electricity and water consumption counters are stamped in order to prevent forgery. Hence, unstamped plate cars owners will be then penalized.
Each province will have an office related directly to the government and under the surveillance of specialized traffic committees to provide stamping of the plates.