Hellenic Police

Greece's leftist-led government is looking to replace the heads of the Hellenic Police and the Fire Service following the public outcry over the handling of the deadly wildfires that ravaged eastern Attica on July 23, reports said Sunday.

Police on Monday were examining footage from security cameras in a bid to identify the perpetrators of Sunday's paint attack on the premises of the Foreign Ministry for which the anarchist group Rouvikonas claimed responsibility.

Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis has announced the launch of Greece's first Justice Police force, a body that was legislated 26 years ago but has only just come into being.

The union of Greek police officers (POASY) is accusing the leadership of the Hellenic Police (ELAS) and the Citizens' Protection Ministry of indifference to and tolerance of attacks on officers deployed to protect notary firms conducting auctions of foreclosed properties.

The Hellenic Police (ELAS) has come under pressure after Monday night's attack by anti-establishment group Rouvikonas on the Council of State in central Athens.

Police on Tuesday launched an investigation after a 57-year-old former police officer was shot and killed in the early hours of the morning in what investigators believe was an attack prompted by a personal vendetta.

A 57-year-old former police officer was shot and killed in the early hours of Tuesday in what investigators believe was an attack prompted by a personal vendetta.

The streets of Attica will be policed by an additional 700 officers who have been relieved from duty guarding buildings and senior officials (politicians, judges and others), and another 100 from various police bureaus and services.

The measure was announced by the Citizens' Protection Ministry amid growing criticism from opposition parties over a rise in crime rates.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday that he has asked the head of the Hellenic Police (ELAS) to reduce the number of officers assigned to guard the party's offices by 20 percent, so they can return to neighborhood patrol amid a spike in crime.

Nineteen people were killed and 13 injured seriously in a total of 502 traffic accidents on the roads of Attica in March alone, figures published by the Hellenic Police (ELAS) on Tuesday have shown.