The mayor of Athens, Costas Bakogiannis, asked for the strengthening of policing in Athens, speaking earlier at the meeting of the Municipal Council. “Athens needs more policing, we need it,” he stressed, noting that policing “can not be limited to the well-known triangle around Parliament. “But it has to spread throughout the city and in the seven districts.” This need for increased policing throughout Athens, Mr. Bakoyannis said that his municipal authority has pointed out “many times in the leadership of the Ministry of Citizen Protection. We have submitted complete proposals “, he underlined.
Mr. Bakoyannis referred to the model of community policing, “in which we believe” he said, because “it gives security to the citizen and at the same time contributes to social cohesion. A model of community policing that also gives the fight against discrimination, against racism, against xenophobia. A model that can unite instead of divide “. He announced in advance that “the necessary steps in this area will be taken in the coming months”.
Mr. Bakoyannis also referred to the issue of drugs and the “squares” in Athens, saying that “it is a very big open wound, which unfortunately, for many years, not only today, the political system is wiping under carpet. We pretend it does not exist. “We are torturing people, users, but also neighborhoods,” he stressed.
The mayor of Athens announced that to address this problem, the day after Wednesday, the first space for controlled use by OKANA will be opened after several years, in the presence of the President of the Republic. This is an “important step”, he added and pointed out the initiatives and actions of the municipality. As he said, the tender of the municipality for five mobile units of controlled use is in the air, for which European funding has been secured and they will operate in cooperation with OKANA. He also reminded that the municipality started the transitional hospitality hostel “Ionis”, in the 2.5 years of operation of which, more than 220 active homeless users were hosted and “dozens of them have found their way to programs and communities”. He also noted the establishment of addiction prevention branches in each community in collaboration with OKANA, street work groups, etc.
The municipal council even announced the imminent closure of the open refugee accommodation structure in “Eleonas” and expressed the opposition of the vast majority, to the possibility of transferring to other structures, the approximately 250 refugee students and their families living in the structure. and attend schools in the area before the end of the current school year. As Mr. Bakoyannis said, he has informed the competent ministry.
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