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Laila Idriss Hajj Mohamed, a Moroccan born in Melilla, has become the target of a vile racist campaign after recently being appointed as the new National Police Commissioner in Jaén, a municipality in Spain.
This backlash is reportedly due to her origins, according to Spanish news outlet La Razon.
“She is facing a hateful racist campaign from certain Spanish citizens who have not accepted her appointment to this high-level position within the National Police,” reported the same source.
It added that an “investigation has been opened, as one social media post reads, “your leaders are also collaborators in high treason and will be judged when the time comes, mercenary rats.”
The media report recalled that Laila Idriss Hajj Mohamed, 54 years old, has over 30 years of experience.
She previously led the Spanish unit in the UN peace mission in Haiti and was posted at the Spanish Embassy in Morocco between 2013 and 2017.
A native of Melilla, Laila joined the force in 1995 and moved to Jaen three years ago, where she served as the head of the Coordination Unit for Operations.
In the Canary Islands, she was part of the Drug and Organized Crime Unit. Her extensive training and innate capabilities led to her appointment as head of the Spanish contingent in the UN peace mission in Haiti and as an Interior Attaché at the Spanish Embassy in Rabat—an accomplishment that earned her the Order of Civil Merit by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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