Adoption of legislation establishing criminal liability for parents in cases of serious neglect of minors, as proposed from the studio of the Alpha Enimerosi program by the spokesperson for the board of directors of the “ISOTITA” police union, Nikos Loizidis, denouncing the fact that parents are notified in the middle of the night by police stations about illegal acts committed by their 16-year-old children and react with disdain.
As Nikos Loizidis reports, there are frequent instances where police officers call parents in the middle of the night from police stations to inform them that their 16-year-old child has been involved in illegal acts, and the parents react with disdain, asking the police not to bother them.
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“Maybe we should force some people—and I say this in quotes—to take an interest in their minor children. We can’t just call them at night from the police stations to say, ‘Your son or your 16-year-old daughter did this,’ 'come to the station,' and all they say in response is, 'don’t bother us.'
To address this situation, Mr. Loizidis proposes the immediate adoption and enactment of legislation modeled after that of Greece and other European countries regarding the criminal liability of parents for neglecting to supervise a minor. Under this specific provision, if a minor commits a criminal offense, the parent will bear independent criminal liability for the negligent exercise of parental care and supervision.
At the same time, it is noted that the State still lacks specialized government programs for the effective rehabilitation and reintegration of minors back onto the right path, particularly in the areas of addiction and drugs.
Regarding the management of electric scooters and the enforcement of relevant seizure orders: To date, more than 7,600 out-of-court notices have been issued for violations related to the use of micro-mobility vehicles.
However, the enforcement of the order authorizing the police to impound and hold scooters is considered practically unenforceable, as police stations lack the necessary storage space tostore thousands of confiscated scooters. It also notes that the market value of some scooters ranges from €50 to €100, and their owners often prefer not to pay the out-of-court fee to get them back, with the result that they remain indefinitely at police facilities.
The union “ISOTITA” submitted specific recommendations to the Parliamentary Committee on Transportation, arguing that the solution lies not in mass seizures but in the establishment of preventive regulations. Specifically, it proposes the mandatory installation of license plates on all electric scooters and mandatory third-party liability insurance to cover damages and accidents.
