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Attica General Police Directorate (GADA). The Hellenic Police force [3] [4] is headed in a de jure sense by the Minister for Citizen Protection (in a similar way that many US Police Departments give an elected civilian the role of Commissioner), and although the Minister sets the general policy direction of Greece's stance towards law and order as a whole, the Chief of Police is the day-to-day ...
The Units for the Reinstatement of Order (Greek: Μονάδες Αποκατάστασης Τάξης, Monades Apokatastasis Taksis, MAT) are a special division of the Hellenic Police, whose primary and most infamous role is that of riot control. They were the first special police units founded in Greece.
The Special Violent Crime Squad, (or Special Violent Crime Division, SVCD) [1] also officially known as Directorate for Combating Special Violent Crimes, is a special service of the Hellenic Police, [6] working in conjunction with regional and other police sectors where necessary.
According to Law 3731/2008, [1] as functions of the Municipal Police shall be construed as follows: Verify compliance with the provisions relating to water supply, irrigation and drainage, as contained in the relevant legislation, local regulatory decisions issued by the municipal authorities and the decisions of the boards of municipal water and sewerage companies.
The Ministry of Citizen Protection (Greek: Υπουργείο Προστασίας του Πολίτη) is the government department responsible for Greece's public security services, i.e. the Hellenic Police, the Hellenic Fire Service, Hellenic (Corrections) Prison System, the Agrarian Police and the General Secretariat for Civil Protection.
Α road traffic policeman of the Cities Police in Athens, 1960 A policeman of the Cities Police in the 16th department of Athens, c. 1964 Plymouth Valiant vehicle of the Cities Police in Athens, 1973 Band of the Cities Police marches down Herodou Attikou Street in central Athens, early 1950s Band of the Cities Police at the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, early 1950s
Humber LRC (British made light armoured car) Humber scout car Mk I and Mk II (British made light armoured car) M8 Greyhound (American made light armoured car) Marmon-Herrington Mk I, Mk III and Mk IV F (South African made armoured car) T17E1 Staghound (American made armoured car) Self-propelled artillery. M42 Duster (American made anti-aircraft ...
The first units operational in 1978 were the Special Missions Unit (MEA) of the City Police and the Special Missions Department (TEIDA) of the Hellenic Gendarmerie. EKAM originally had 150 operators; however, when Greece became the host country of the 2004 Summer Olympics , their number increased to 200 due to the magnitude of the event.