The Minister of Civil Protection, Takis Theodorikakos announced a series of changes in the Greek Police.
Mr. Takis Theodorikakos stated
The Leader of the Greek Police handed me on Friday, within the five-day deadline that had been set, the conclusion with the operational evaluation of the action of EL.AS. in the bloody incident of last Friday.
What has been done so far at the level of judicial and disciplinary investigation of the case is what is absolutely provided by the Laws. They are an obvious obligation of a Rule of Law, such as Greece. In a Rule of Law, the State must first apply the Law.
Public opinion is certainly concerned with what has happened, with orders given to end the persecution, with successive leaks of internal communications of Immediate Action, with a lack of coordination.
The Greek Police is a living state organization that is constantly improving. Nothing and no incident passes and should not pass, without evaluation. Based on the data that emerged and the conclusion handed to me by the Leader of EL.AS. We are moving forward with a five-meter police reform plan and immediate implementation initiatives, as well as two institutional actions. With the aim of decisively improving the security services offered by the police to the citizens.
- Complete reform of the Rules of Operation of Immediate Action by utilizing the best practices of European countries. Accurate description of business plans and tasks for police officers. It is clarified that no prosecution and investigation of persons controlled for delinquent and illegal behavior can be stopped and there can be no tolerance in areas and groups of high delinquency. The responsibility for implementation, utilizing the appropriate group of officers, is assumed by the Deputy Minister, Lefteris Oikonomou, and this action must be completed by the end of November.
- Ensuring the continuous retraining of all police officers, with priority given to police officers serving in the DIAS Group, who manage a wide range of security and policing issues in the service of the citizen. Both in the business field, as well as in the communication with the citizens and the knowledge of the Laws. Special "post-training schools" of special guards are created. This action starts on 01/12/2021 and is completed by 30/09/2022 for the DIAS team.
- Digitization of the Operations Center, utilizing state-of-the-art technology, in order to facilitate the integrated operational image and the best possible coordination of forces in the field of Immediate Action. And, immediate corresponding training of the officers serving in the Operations Center. Completion by September '22.
- Immediate supply of cameras to all police officers of the DIAS Group, OPKE, MAT and Greek Police patrols. Exhaustion of all legal possibilities so that the relevant supply from EL.AS. to take place in 2022.
- Changes in the deployment of forces and the leadership of Immediate Action in order to better coordinate and provide the best possible services to society. Strengthening the Communication Center with 20 new police officers, in order to improve the fastest possible response of Immediate Action to incidents of interest to citizens. I have asked the Leader of EL.AS. the implementation of the relevant measures to take place within this week.
In addition to the above five initiatives at the institutional level, we are promoting in the next three months the Bill for the Upgrading of the Police Academy and the provided training to all the police officers of the country. Aim for a citizen-friendly police force that respects democratic legitimacy and is resilient and effective against crime, the police of the 21st century.
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