Bakoyannis to SKAI for security in Athens: I am the first to say “bravo”

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The mayor of Athens stated that Takis Theodorikakos was given the “black map” of Athens’ delinquency, ie the problems that exist in 11 sectors of the city.

“The first one who will come out and say we have a problem is me, and the first one who will come out and say ‘bravo’ is me again. This is the job of the mayor “said the mayor of Athens in the show” Unmatched “of SKAI, referring to the security problems that Athens is facing.

He noted that he had a very constructive meeting with the Minister of Civil Protection, Takis Theodorikakos, to whom the Municipality of Athens submitted the “black map” of crime in Athens, ie the problems that exist in 11 sectors of the city.

He noted that the areas facing the problems are well known, “it is not a terrible discovery, anyone who walks in Athens knows. “If you walk to Omonia, to the National Theater, if you talk to the residents of Agios Panteleimon, you will understand”, as he said.

The mayor of Athens stressed “we are here to operate beyond and beyond our responsibilities, both with the municipal police and with the coordination center that we have created.”

Regarding the response he had from the Minister of Citizen Protection, Mr. Bakoyannis stated: “He publicly promised that he would give special importance to the capital, as befits the capital. The issue is not about the two of us. The question is how to help the city. We need more police officers and the minister promised that we will have more police officers “.

Referring specifically to the issue of drugs, Mr. Bakoyannis said that the Municipality of Athens now has structures to accommodate these people. “But the squares are concentrated in specific places, because there is trade. “This is where we need the police,” he added.

Regarding the Municipal Police, he underlined that he wants reinforcement, at the moment it is staffed by 450 people, many of whom are over 50 years old “. “At the same time,” he added, “we need to expand the responsibilities of the municipal police. According to the law, the municipal police have 29 responsibilities at all times “.

Asked if the Municipality of Athens intends to follow the example of the coastal municipalities for a “silence” at 11 pm, Mr. Bakoyannis replied: “I do not think we are there, to do what the municipality of Alimos did, we have other problems that have to they do with the security of the citizen “.

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