Arab security body wants to create a biometric fingerprint database

The Arab Interior Minister Council (AIMC), a body tasked with fighting crime in the Middle East, wants to create a biometric fingerprint database.

This week, its members discussed establishing the biometric database within the domain of the General Secretariat of the Council, as well as setting regulations and identifying policies for their use.

Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) participated in the meetings with representatives from the Administration of Criminal Evidence and Information at the General Department of Criminal Investigation, according …

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