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The new EL.AS service will operate under the standards of the respective bodies in Canada and Cambridge in England. who will take over the universities of Greece. This was stated to “K” officials of the Ministry of Civil Protection, who participated in the development of the plan. The new service will initially include 500 to 1,000 police officers with the prospect of increasing in the future. Their exact number will be decided in the next twenty-four hours. It is most likely a function of the amount that will go into creating it.
Its distribution will be made with an emphasis on university institutions that face the most intense security and order problems. Either in the center of Athens, such as the Polytechnic, Law and Economics University, or large campuses such as the University Campus of Zografou and the AUTh. The people who will integrate it will join the Police with the same express procedure that was applied for the hiring of 1,500 special guards at the end of 2019. After their selection, they will attend a training program similar to that of the newly hired special guards. Subsequently, they will undergo a new round of courses to adapt to the particular requirements and characteristics of university institutions. The final name of the new service has not been decided. So far it has the title of “university protection group”. However, since the acronym OPPI is not considered auspicious, its name change should be taken for granted.
With sticks and handcuffs
The uniform that the police officers of the new body will wear will have characteristics that will differentiate it from those of other services. It was decided not to have a gun, just clubs and handcuffs. This model applies to Canada and Cambridge, England. After an investigation, it was considered the most appropriate and was adopted by the staff of the Ministry of Civil Protection. Sources from the Katehaki Avenue building clarified to “K” that the people who will work in the service will organically belong to EL.AS. In fact, they will be led by junior officers, such as NCOs or Northwest Police. However, they will be coordinated by the vice-rectors of the university institutions, who will be formally assigned the pertinent tasks.
“In cases where they find crimes that are prosecuted ex officio, they will do their job without requiring an order from above. In other more complex cases, they will be in consultation with the Vice Chancellor ”.
The creation of the university police force was announced by Prime Minister Mr. Mitsotakis himself after a teleconference with the Mich Minister of Citizen Protection. Chrysochoidi and the rectors of the whole country. The conference was held as a result of the attack that was received in his office by the rector of OPA Dim. Burantonis by anarchists. The latter, who were protesting the evacuation of the squatters, have been denounced by the government.
