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Opposition vents over police corruption allegations
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey are focussed more on alleged corruption within the police force than in connection... about surveillance operations and any police activity that posed a threat to their criminal activity... by the police’s internal affairs department, into the corruption claims and underlined that sweeping
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Police actions in spotlight again after fatal shooting
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA fatal shooting by police officers following a high-speed pursuit has once again attracted... “law and order” agenda. On Friday night, motorcycle police were involved in an incident in which... by the officers. According to a statement issued by the police, the car was suspected to have been stolen
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek Politicsis being forced to defend itself against accusations that it is allowing the police a wide berth... by incidents in the Nea Smyrni neighbourhood of Athens on Sunday. A video emerged of police officers... Smyrni square. Another woman claimed the police used aggressive behaviour and language against her even
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politicspolice violence. The demonstration was organised in the wake of heavy-handed behaviour by the police... and ushering away families who had gathered in Nea Smyrni square. The police claimed that the man had..., even in government-friendly media, suggest that the police’s belligerent behaviour was uncalled
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PM gives full support to police amid fresh criticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chose to give his full backing to the Greek Police on Wednesday... and criticism of the force. He insisted that the police had upped its performance in recent years, going... and the stamping out of domestic terrorism. Mitsotakis also praised the role that the police force has played
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Police actions draw attention to ND's law and order agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is facing some criticism for the aggressive behaviour of the police in some cases...-active stance from the authorities. SYRIZA’s spokesman Alexis Haritsis accused the police of making... used by some riot police against protesters. The Greek branch of Amnesty International said
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ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe political row over a police raid in the Athens neighbourhood of Koukaki continued on Friday... for its efforts on the public security front. Opposition parties called for the police to publish footage... that they were beaten and arrested for supposedly impeding the police’s work after refusing to give access
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Newsletter 339 - 27/05/2022
, the PASOK-KINAL leader offered no further hints as to who the party would side with in the event of a hung... significantly overperform.
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Government tries to purge police of Golden Dawn influence as poll shows support
PoliticsGreek Politicsgathered pace on Monday when two of Greece’s most senior police officers resigned and another seven high-ranking members of the force were transferred from their positions. While senior police figures... outside of these parameters. The officers who resigned held the two most senior ranks in the police
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Mitsotakis pledges more tax cuts in 2020 amid police violence claims
PoliticsGreek Politics-programme surveillance period,” Staikouras told Reuters. Police clash The announcements regarding... in Parliament and via the media on Wednesday over the latest actions taken by the police in Athens. Another... other things, this has led to the police being particularly active in emptying squats in Athens
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