Police officers assigned to provide security for public figures or others on duty.
This practice is expected to soon become a thing of the past following a complete overhaul of the police plan regarding which individuals require protection and which do not.
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“The assessment will be conducted by a competent committee every six months, and where protection is needed, it will be provided; where it is not, it will be withdrawn.”
Costas Fytiris – Minister of Justice
The system for assigning police escorts to public figures has been fully reassessed based on objective criteria, and by the end of September, the report of the Police Risk Assessment Committee is expected to be submitted to the Minister of Justice, so that a decision can be made regarding which officers will have their guard duties removed if no risk is substantiated and for which officers the duties will be reduced. With this clarification, the way is paved for a reduction in the number of police officers serving as guards.
“The police officers assigned are there solely for security and nothing else.”
Kostas Fytiris – Minister of Justice
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Kostas Fytiris himself paved the way by requesting an end to the 24-hour guard detail at his home, consisting of six police officers. The two former Speakers of the House, Giannakis Omirou and Dimitris Syllouris, as well as the spouses of the former Presidents of the Republic, Elsi Christofia and Androulla Vassiliou. Security details are also being cut for the leaders of the two parties that failed to win seats in Parliament. A reduction is also expected in the size of the security detail for the former President of the Republic.
“Former officials who, according to the police’s assessment, are at risk will be assigned a number of guards commensurate with the risk they face.”
Costas Fytiris – Minister of Justice
As for the leaders of parties that entered Parliament for the first time, they will each receive two police escorts, while no major changes are expected in the security details for the leaders of the other parliamentary parties.
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