On 8 March, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, the President of the Republic, supervised, at the Presidential Palace in Nouakchott, the swearing-in ceremony of Mr. El Hassan Ould Zein, the Inspector General of State, and inspectors of the General State Inspectorate (IGE).
The Inspector-General of State stood before His Excellency the President of the Republic, raised his right hand, and read the text of the following legal oath:
“I swear by Allah the Almighty to accomplish my task diligently and faithfully, and to accomplish it with impartiality and integrity, under the Constitution and laws of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and to observe professional secrecy even after the end of my functions”.
After that, the IGE inspectors: Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ould Beida, Haye Ould Mahim, Nina mint El Wafi, Soumeya Mint Ejyed, Mamadou Sy, and Zeina Mint Cheikhna, took the same legal oath before His Excellency the President of the Republic.
Then, the President of the Republic announced the installation of the Inspector General of State and the IGE Inspectors in their respective functions.
The swearing-in ceremony took place in the presence of:
– Adama Bocar Soko, the Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic,
– Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Ould Boya, the Minister of Justice,
– Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, the Minister of Interior and Decentralization,
– Houssein Ould Naji, the President of the Supreme Court,
– Sidi Mohamed Ould Mohamed Lemine, the General Prosecutor at the Supreme Court,
-Saleh Ould Dahmach, an Adviser at the Presidency of the Republic.