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Dubai police invest in security technology

Dubai police will spend US$136 million on security technology this year by installing rotating cameras that can cover previous dead spots.

There are as many as 25,000 security cameras in the tiny emirate, and this number is expected to increase as the police force begins to install new cameras to meet the growing requirements of an expanding metropolis.

Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim says:

"We need to work according to a well studied strategic plan and not only react to events as they come along."

Tamim also said the importance of such technology was highlighted in the investigation into the murder of the Hamas official Mahmoud Al Mabhouh who was killed in his hotel room in January.

"With the Al Mabhouh murder we were able to play back time through the footage captured by cameras, and after going through 1,700 hours of CCTV footage we were able to pull the strings together and identify the suspects."

The police chief, however, reiterated that residents should not be concerned about privacy issues.

"To intrude on people''s privacy is not allowed by law and is not acceptable by our religion and tradition, so nobody in Dubai need feel scared about their privacy."

The budget will also cover investment in technology that will allow police to place GPS locators on cars being pursued.

23rd June 2010