Reportage: Makis Synodinos – Anna Maroulis

Assimilation of police officers who make up the university police and reinforcement of police officers in the center, but also ehip police in the historical center of Athens, is on the ministry’s schedule Citizen Protection according to ministry circles.
The decision for mounted police in the historical center of Athens was signed yesterday by Notis Mitarakis, with the aim of having it implemented by 2024. According to the decision, the creation of a mounted team consisting of six horses and the same number of police officers is foreseen

As for the university police there will be a full force integration of the 1000 special Guards of the university police with the rest of the ELAS departments, and gradually a new operational plan for guarding the university institutions.

On Monday a meeting of Citizen Protection Minister Notis Mitarakis with the mayor of Athens is expected Kostas Bakoyannis during which the reinforcement of the police force in the center and the limitation of tension and delinquency, eg drug addicts, will be discussed.

It is recalled, that speaking this morning in SKAI and referring to security at Universities, Mr. Mitarakis said that the role is being redesigned in relation to the format that was originally designed. “He will not enter universities to act as a gatekeeper. The role of the Police will be auxiliary and will enter the universities when necessary”, he said characteristically.