“Anyone who raises a gun at a social event goes to jail”
“We are obliged to follow a procedure for tenders with placement cameras on the streets”, said the Minister of Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis speaking to SKAI 100.3.
As he informed, next year in June the installation of the 1,000 cameras will begin, which will operate under the responsibility of the Ministry of Infrastructure. “ELAS will also operate through them, which will impose the fines electronically”he stated.
“The cameras of the Attica Region were to be installed now, but I realize there are some problems that I am not exactly aware of”, the minister added, stressing that in a few days the Ministry of Citizen Protection will bring a bill for putting body cameras on police officers.
Asked about any delays on the part of the Personal Data Protection Authority, Mr. Chrysochoidis emphasized:
“There is the European legislation. Not everyone does what they want. The pace of many authorities and many services is too slow and sometimes I react because there is an overall laxity to things which is infuriating. It is important to see how the State can work faster and more efficiently.”
With reference to his statements on the occasion of the bloody incident with the two dead in Vorizia, Crete, the minister noted that “We must end the perception of tolerance, it cannot continue. The police will not let the thugs and mobsters go.”
“Extensive checks will also be carried out on specific families in order to root out the evil”, he said characteristically.
Speaking of measures for her gun ownership, stated that an order would be passed which will call on everyone to turn in their illegal guns, which is a felony, and if they have them illegally, they will be sent to jail. He also added that anyone who raises a weapon at a social event will be taken to jail and jail.