Khartoum – The Sudanese government affirmed it is trying to develop police services at all levels to combat crime. 

New ways of perpetrating crimes are unfolding, so new laws must be made to check criminals, Vice President Dr. Al-Haj Adam said.  Adam praised the efforts of the Sudanese police to combat crime. 

 

Addressing the opening session of an international conference on forensic evidence yesterday, Adam said the state appreciates the police for trying to maintain security and stability in Sudan. 

He said the state is seeking to reform the society through religious scholars and university professors, so that good values prevail in the society. 

The minister of the interior, Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid, said the ministry is trying to develop police services to prevent and combat crimes and to prevent them before they occur. He said the conference is held to support justice by boosting forensic evidence. 

He said there are tremendous challenges in criminal work, urging laws to control crime. He underlined the need for coordination with neighbouring countries to combat crime across the border. 

The conference will last for three days during which a range of papers will be discussed on the importance of forensic evidence and international and regional cooperation in forensic evidence. 

Maj. Gen. Al-Hadi Al-Magzoub, director of forensic evidence, said the conference comes at a time when forensic work is witnessing major development in techniques, and the department is seeking to cope with the changes. He said the forensic department is tasked to chart policies of forensic work for the police and also to draw up necessary plans. 

The conferees will discuss 44 papers on forensic related work.

By Al-Sammani Awadallah