“All Greeks are equal to the law and no one is excluded”
The enhancement of policing in the Municipality of West Achaia, with the establishment of a permanent crime prevention and repression team, as well as the establishment of two DIAS groups by the end of the year, announced today by the Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, As part of his visit to Lower Achaia and his meeting with Mayor Gregory Alexopoulos.
In statements made by the Minister of Citizen Protection, he stressed that “all Greeks are equal to the law and no one is excluded”, adding that “the issue of fighting crime, transgression and security is not negotiable.”
At the same time, he noted that “anyone who violates the law, who does not respect freedom, property, children, has no place in society” and added: “This is how our democracy says. This says the social contract we all signed in our democratic state, and this is what we serve all the years, all parties. The answer is absolutely one. The enforcement of order and the law in the context of our democratic state without any derogation. “
Speaking about the establishment of the permanent crime prevention and suppression team in West Achaia, he said that “it was a request by the Municipal Authority that would address all particular issues of crime and delinquency in the region, with the main aim of enhancing a sense of security for the citizens of the wider region.”
Indeed, as the Mayor of West Achaia, Grigoris Alexopoulos, said at this point, “from the day the temporary OPEC has come to our municipality, our children can again play in the playgrounds”.
In particular, as Michalis Chrysochoidis said, “the permanent crime prevention and repression team in West Achaia will consist of young policemen who will be transferred to the West Achaia OPEC by the end of the year.”
In the same context, the Minister of Citizen Protection announced that “the DIAS permanent unit will consist of two groups, a total of 8 people, who will patrol from morning to midnight, so that we can have a constant flow of policing, in combination with the police station measures.”
Also, according to the RES EIA, he also referred to the controls carried out by the Traffic Police, appealing the bicyclists to wear a helmet and continued: “People, children, young, young children are killed on the street. It is a shame, in a country we are so in need of so precious human resources because of the lack of helmet. “
During his statements, the Minister of Citizen Protection made a special reference to the issue of the construction of the new Patras Police Palace, saying: “The tender for the construction of the new building, which will really adorn the city of Patras, so that we can house the police, so that we can house the police.
As part of his visit to the Municipality of West Achaia, Michalis Chrysochoidis was briefed on all issues that concern western Greece, during a meeting attended by the South Greece Police General Coordinator, Lieutenant General Panagiotis Pouzou Officers and executives of ELAS.