
The Minister of Citizen Protection, Takis Theodorikakos, spoke on the Mega channel about police efforts to fight organized crime and the bloody incident in the Kato Patisia district of Athens.
The minister explained that after the end of the coronavirus quarantine, crime and misdeeds have increased all over the world, stressing that Greece could be no exception. The Minister noted that police presence has been bolstered in the center and in the neighborhoods of Athens and in the whole of Attica, with 2,500 police officers on patrol every day.
Mr. Theodorikakos lauded police efforts and once again publicly expressed his satisfaction with the way the two policemen reacted in the gang shoot-out in Kato Patisia.
“Police arrest the criminals but the Justice sets them free” noted Mr. Theodorikakos and added that from September 1 to June 30, crime has decreased by 30%, compared to the same period before the coronavirus quarantine.
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Regarding the Evros River border with Turkey, the minister stated that the region is under constant threat, while according to his estimates around 1000 immigrants every day try to enter Greece from the Evros, illegally. “Greek Police is there, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” the minister noted.
Since the beginning of the year, 90,000 illegal immigrants have been prevented from entering and more than 500 illegal traffickers have been arrested, noted Mr. Theodorikakos
When asked about the possibility of an increase in the salary of the police officers, the minister replied that the limit for payment of night hour additional pay for police officers has been raised from 48 hours to 64.
Finally, the minister speaking about the presence of the Police in Greek universities, stated that the specialized teams have been trained and are ready to put into practice the plan of the Greek Police, once the educational institutions open.


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