Police to patrol Roma settlements to tackle crime

File photograph from erstwhile constabulary cognition successful Zefyri, northwestern Attica. [Intime News]

Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis has announced plans to deploy specially trained constabulary officers wrong Roma settlements crossed the country.

“The adjacent step we’re taking is to proceed with the installation of uniformed, specialized constabulary officers wrong Roma camps,” Chrysochoidis said. “They will beryllium based there, patrol there. Uniformed, combat-ready.”

The deployment, expected within weeks, will spot officers under Greece’s FBI equivalent who will patrol specific neighborhoods daily. “Everyone indispensable understand there is nary anticipation of avoiding the instrumentality anywhere,” the curate said.

A akin program attempted past May successful Western Attica utilizing special guards failed owed to inexperienced personnel. The caller inaugural involves creating a 50-person accelerated involution team under the Organized Crime Directorate, patrolling areas including Zefyri, Menidi and Aspropyrgos with specialized equipment.