SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Interpol will deploy its largest force for a global event at the World Cup in South Africa and visitors will be screened with identification documents
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SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Interpol will deploy its largest force for a global event at the World Cup in South Africa and visitors will be screened with identification documents
- Title: SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Interpol will deploy its largest force for a global event at the World Cup in South Africa and visitors will be screened with identification documents
- Date: 1st April 2010
- Summary: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA ( MARCH31, 2010) (REUTERS) INTERPOL SECRETARY GENERAL RONALD NOBLE AND DEPUTY NATIONAL COMMISSIONER ANDRE PRIUS ADDRESSING JOURNALISTS JOURNALISTS LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (English) DEPUTY NATIONAL COMMISSIONER, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICES (SAPS), ANDRE PRIUS, SAYING: "The risk assessment is based on a flow of intelligence from all over the world at this stage the last briefing that we've had was on the 19th of March, that was the updated intelligence one, there's no indication of any direct threat of terrorism against the event (2010 FIFA World Cup) nobody can put any intelligence on the table of any threat." SAPS BANNER WRITTEN '2010' (SOUNDBITE) (English) SECRETARY GENERAL, INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANISATION OF POLICE (INTERPOL), RONALD NOBLE, SAYING: "So in terms of the identity documents they are going to be issued based on a review screening done by the SAPS and interpol to extensively involve the South African government officials, South African government officials and FIFA and they will be issued by us and the purpose will be to know who has to be given additional screening and who doesn't and so it will be the first time where we are able to do it, the technology is cost effective for us to do it. MORE OF JOURNALISTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) DEPUTY NATIONAL COMMISSIONER, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICES, ANDRE PRIUS, SAYING: "I've been in Germany and I've seen hooliganism during the World Cup I think we can deal with it. We will deploy in each one of the host cities more than four companies of public order police, personnel specially trained more than 8 000 police members have been trained for the event to deal with any problem that regard." JOURNALISTS LISTENING
- Embargoed: 16th April 2010 13:00
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- Location: South Africa
- Country: South Africa
- Topics: Sports
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- Story Text: The International Criminal Organisation of Police will focus on port entries during the South Africa 2010 World Cup and visitors will be screened and issued with identification documents to verify their identities using the organisation's database to catch wanted criminals, Interpol's Secretary General Ronald Noble told a media briefing on Wednesday (March 31).
Noble said identification checks would also be conducted at fan parks, stadiums and other World Cup venues.
"So in terms of the identity documents they are going to be issued based on a review screening done by the SAPS and interpol to extensively involve the South African government officials, South African government officials and FIFA and they will be issued by us and the purpose will be to know who has to be given additional screening and who doesn't and so it will be the first time where we are able to do it, the technology is cost effective for us to do it," Noble said.
Interpol will deploy its largest force ever for a global event to the South Africa World Cup. About 20 to 25 countries will supply with manpower that will offer support to the South African police, participating countries will also send officers.
Deputy National Commissioner South African Police (SAPS), Andre Prius said they perceive no terrorism threat during the 2010 South Africa World Cup.
"The risk assessment is based on a flow of intelligence from all over the world at this stage the last briefing that we've had was on the 19th of March, that was the updated intelligence one, there's no indication of any direct threat of terrorism against the event (2010 FIFA World Cup) nobody can put any intelligence on the table of any threat." he said.
With thousands of soccer fans expected to make their to South Africa for the World Cup, SAPS say they are ready and well capacitated to deal with hooliganism.
"I've been in Germany and I've seen hooliganism during the World Cup I think we can deal with it. We will deploy in each one of the host cities more than four companies of public order police, personnel specially trained more than 8 000 police members have been trained for the event to deal with any problem that regard." Prius said. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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