Greece’s Minister for Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysohoides revealed on Tuesday two unbelievable measures: a special police force to deal “exclusively” with the Roma and a ban of concerts and other cultural events in Exarchia district of Athens.
In an interview with Parapolitika FM, the minister said that the special police force for the Roma was more or less necessary due to the “very high crime rate” within this community.
Chrysochoides argued that “this situation cannot go on any longer, there are these groups that have a very high crime rate, a very high rate, and people are suffering in the areas where these groups exist and operate, and at the same time there is a crackdown in many areas.”
“I want to announce to you that within the framework of this new service, a special police group has been created that will now deal exclusively with this issue,” the minister stated.
“This police group has already been prepared, has a structure, has an administration, has a plan, has case files, has suspects so that we can dismantle even the last one who distributes drugs, too many drugs and the last one who commits fraud, those who commit thefts, robberies,” he explained.
“We really want to clear up this case and it’s a promise to myself first and foremost, and on behalf of the Police, to end this thing that’s been going on for decades, but we want help from everyone,” he added.
At the same time, he announced that there should be no concerts or cultural events in Exarchia district of Athens.
“There is no reason to hold concerts in an area that is so densely populated and is essentially being used by some as a staging ground for incidents. There is no reason for 2-3 thousand people to gather there and hold events, for example, for Gaza or anything. Let them go somewhere else, it is a densely populated area, we cannot burden areas that already have many burdens,” Chrysochoidis stressed.
The minister was apparently referring to the incident in the night from Saturday to Sunday, where a group of 50 people threw Molotov cocktail bombs to the local police station in Exachrcia. There were rumors that they started the attack after a concert on the nearby Strefis Hill.
PS I have no words.