Hellenic Police
Have the police clocked out?
Greece's police force has "enormous potential, as long as it is used correctly," a retired high-ranking officer of the Hellenic Police (ELAS) said on TV the other day. That "correct use" is what seems so elusive.
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Learning from mistakes
Operational mistakes in frontline state services are inevitable. The question is whether these services learn from their mistakes and improve.
The Hellenic Police has an obligation to thoroughly investigate the chain of errors and oversights that allowed a gang of hooligans to travel across the country without hindrance.
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Hooligan warnings went unheeded
In the aftermath of the deadly riots on Monday evening by Croatian hooligans who descended on the Greek capital on the eve of Tuesday's Champions League qualifier between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb, more than one source has told Kathimerini that from the electronic mail system of the Hellenic Police (ELAS), it seems that the officers of the regional services either read an order calling on th
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Eight arrests as baby-trafficking ring dismantled on Crete
At least 182 cases of exploitation of women since December 2022 in the field of egg retrieval and surrogacy and more than 400 cases of deception through sham in vitro fertilization (IVF) were detected at a fertility clinic on the island of Crete, according to police, who arrested eight people.
Police on full alert around Panathinaikos stadium for game on Wed night
The Hellenic Police is on full alert in Athens, ahead of the football match between Panathinaikos and French side Marseille at the former's home base on Alexandras avenue, for fear of incidents following the deadly clashes on Monday night in Nea Philadelphia.
Stumbling from crisis to crisis
Greece's conservative government seems to be stumbling from crisis to crisis, bearing the consequences of the inertia and inadequacy within certain sectors of the state machinery.
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Ninety-four appearing before prosecutor
Τhe four Greeks out of the 98 people arrested in connection with the fatal hooligan clashes in Nea Filadelfia in western Athens were released on Tuesday, with a verbal order of the prosecutor. All four were injured, and three of them have given statements to the Sub-Directorate for Combating Sports Violence. The fourth man was until late Tuesday still unable to give a statement.
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More suspects detained over violent clashes
A total of 17 Croatian nationals were apprehended across three different locations in Greece on Tuesday due to their alleged involvement in violent clashes between Greek and Croatian soccer supporters on Monday night, as reported by the Hellenic Police.
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Missing Serres woman found dead
A 61-year-old woman from Serres that had been missing since July 30 was found dead on Friday. The body was located by a local near a stream in the area. Six firefighters and two vehicles retrieved the woman's body.
According to the Hellenic Police, there is no evidence of foul play in the death of the woman, who suffered from dementia.
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Man arrested for bomb at freemasons lodge in Athens charged with additional bomb attacks
A 61-year-old man arrested as the prime suspect behind several bombs planted outside the freemasons' Grand Lodge of Greece in central Athens has also been charged with additional bomb and arsonist attacks in and around the Greek capital, the Hellenic Police announced on Wednesday.