“Athens needs more policing, we need it”
The mayor of Athens asked for the strengthening of policing in Athens, Costas Bakogiannis, speaking earlier at the City Council meeting. “Athens needs more policing, we need it,” he stressed, noting that policing “can not be limited to the well-known triangle of Parliament. But it must spread throughout the city and in the seven apartments “. This need for increased policing throughout Athens, Mr. Bakoyannis said that his municipal authority has pointed out “many times in his leadership Ministry of Civil Protection. we have submitted complete proposals “, he underlined. Mr. Bakoyannis referred to the model of community policing, “in which we believe” he said, because “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 “steps in this area will be taken in the coming months”. Mr. Bakoyannis also referred to drug issue and “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 the carpet. We pretend it does not exist. “We are torturing people, users, but also neighborhoods.” stressed.
The mayor of Athens states that in order to deal with this problem, the day after tomorrow, Wednesday, the first space of controlled use by the OKANA, in fact 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, for the companies that have secured European funding and will operate in cooperation with OKANA, is on the air. He also reminded that the municipality started the transitional hostel “Ionis”, in the 2.5 years of its operation, more than 220 active guests who were homeless 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, the street work groups etc.
The city council even raised the impending closure of the open refugee accommodation structure in “Eleonas” and the vast majority of it was opposed to the possibility of transferring to other structures, the approximately 250 appellant students and their families who live 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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