Sharp announcement against government issued by Democratic Unifying Movement of Police Officers for the scenes police brutality committed against civilians in Nea Smyrni. In their announcement, they note that the government is pursuing «an unprecedented authoritarian policy» and «taking an extreme stance against citizens.».
Elsewhere in the announcement, the police officers note that «authoritarianism» will lead to a point where «half Police to protect the other» and argue that police stations are in disrepair and have minimal staffing, while noting that special police services have been staffed with «untrained personnel.» The announcement in detail Democratic Unification Movement of Police Officers states:
«In order for the government to implement its repressive and unprecedented authoritarian policy, places us in an extreme position vis-à-vis citizens at a time when social balances are increasingly precarious, due in part to the prolonged confinement. In fact, special police services, which previously staffed with untrained personnel and as never before, they were reinforced at the expense of Departments, They have been directed, by orders from above, to engage in unnecessary repression, often resulting in arbitrary actions for which the leadership bears responsibility, whose arguments convince no one.
The days we are living through are bleak socially, economically, and in terms of health. Authoritarianism does not solve any problems; on the contrary, it exacerbates them.. Already, the police stations, which have been deliberately neglected and are understaffed, and the headquarters are burdened with guarding government targets. With all this, they will end up with half the police force guarding the other half.
Our job is to serve the Constitution and them Laws. The job of a Greek police officer is to be committed to fighting crime, and we accept all the risks that our role entails. However, it is not our job to take further risks and be used as tool for exacerbating social tension, to cover the resounding government failures.
We cannot provide the solution ourselves. to problems that can only be solved politically. Unfortunately, neither the natural nor the political leadership is really concerned with security us and does not guarantee its protection physical us integrity, contrary to their choices, they are putting it at risk. The democracy that we must vigorously defend is not the subject of a police operation, but a process of continuous consolidation.
