By Yannis Anifantis

Completion 76 kilometers of the length of the fence in Evros, Minister of Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis announced from the floor of the Parliament, announcing that 400 border guards have already been hired. “150 new border guards are being hired, 100 in Rodopi 50 in Kavala for the second line of guardingadded the Minister.

Referring to cutting edge services, Mr. Chrysochoidis emphasized that the policing became essential and effective. “The Greek police arrested 123,226 suspects nationwide until November and they were brought to justice for various offenses“, he pointed out, adding that OPKE proceeded to arrest 6,200 suspects compared to 2,100 in 2023. At the same time, 448 criminal organizations were dismantled, which according to Mr. Chrysochoidi are the most in the last decade.

On the issues of domestic violence, the Minister said that it is absolutely necessary to protect victims in a way that encourages other victims to speak up: They work 63 domestic violence offices in all prefectures of the country and operate on a 24-hour basis. In 2024 the offices handled 20,113 incidents so far. Every night we have 100 incidents and every 24 hours we have 60-70 arrests of accused.

Mr. Chrysochoidis announced that in a few days the bill for the reorganization of the services of the headquarters of ELAS will be submitted. while a bill will be submitted to ban the possession of knife weapons by minors.