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taieb cherkaoui in may 2011 . chakib benmoussa mohand laenser boujad , morocco minister of the interior of morocco abbas el fassi 1949 5 january 2010 taieb cherkaoui.jpg taieb cherkaoui
 3 january 2012 taieb cherkaoui
taieb cherkaoui

taieb cherkaoui -lrb- also taib cherkaoui - born 1949 -rrb- was the minister of interior of morocco between 2010 and 2012 .
he was appointed to the post in january 2010 , succeeding chakib benmoussa .
a crackdown on protesters occurred under his command in the rif mountains in 2012 .
he is alleged to have violated human rights of moroccan demonstrators and activists .
he also commands the different police regions which have government thugs -lrb- baltagija -rrb- operating to suppress demonstrations in certain key areas .
