The Authorities will consistently be in conjunction with the Cyprus Police, making each doable effort for a protected nation and society, the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulidis, stated on Friday, in his greeting on the official ceremony for the feast of Saint Peace, organized by Cyprus' police.
He acknowledged that the Authorities, from the primary second of assuming its duties, offers due significance, working in a coordinated and regular method for the staffing, modernization, reorganization and usually the extra orderly and environment friendly operation of the Cyprus Police Pressure.
He stated that the feast of Saint Peace is a very necessary day for the Cyprus Police and the Police Pressure usually, whereas this yr's celebrations have one other symbolism, since they coincide with the completion of fifty years because the barbaric Turkish invasion of 1974.
“It was additionally in these troublesome moments that marked our homeland, the treacherous coup and the Turkish invasion, as in fact all through time and in all phases of the Historical past of our nation, throughout which the Cyprus Police and its members vigorously declared the current, at nice value of their sacrifice and providing”, he added. “Inside this context, this yr, greater than some other yr, we honor all members of the Police Pressure of the Republic of Cyprus who fought to safeguard the legitimacy, standing and independence of the Republic of Cyprus, who fought, sacrificed, had been injured, suffered on obligation,” he stated.
With them, he added, “we additionally honor their households, particularly these whose names are nonetheless there, two within the case of the Cyprus Police, who, sadly, are on the listing of the lacking”.
He famous that today “imposes” the evaluation of tribute to all cops and firefighters, because the Hearth Division was a part of the Cyprus Police till 2019.
President Christodoulidis acknowledged that, in a privileged society and in a contemporary rule of regulation and EU member state, the safeguarding of public order ought to be very excessive on the priorities of the nation's governance. “Residents should not solely really feel but additionally be protected, since solely underneath such situations of safety and order, establishments can perform correctly and easily,” he added.
The State, he famous, has at all times trusted the Cyprus Police to make sure the notably important space of public order and safety, the safety of human life, but additionally the property of each citizen. “Given the escalation, each on the worldwide and nationwide stage, of unprecedented challenges within the fields of safety, together with uneven threats, residents' expectations and their demand for extra safety and peace are rightfully turning into larger and larger, and this enlargement makes the function of the police officer, the function of all of you, much more necessary and, on the similar time, I absolutely perceive, much more troublesome and difficult,” he added.
It’s a reality, he stated, that in as we speak's and consistently altering socio-political surroundings that creates new and elevated challenges, which result in new kinds and practices of committing crimes, the Cyprus Police is named upon to undertake this very troublesome job and successfully cope with each type crime that plagues as we speak's society.
“As a State, due to this fact, we’re doing every part doable to defend the rights of our Homeland and, on the similar time, to defend and protect each human proper of the residents of the Republic of Cyprus,” he stated. “Our foremost concern is the preservation of democratic establishments and the strengthening of residents' sense of safety,” he famous.
Addressing the members of the Police, President Christodoulidis stated that he is aware of “very properly” the challenges and difficulties they face within the efficiency of their duties, “whereas, unfairly, in lots of instances, you might be instantly the goal of criticism”.
“The State acknowledges your every day contribution to society as a complete, your every day and tireless efforts to keep up order and prosperity, in addition to the admirable stage of dedication to the accomplishment of your multidimensional and demanding work”, he famous, including that he should ” a giant thanks” on behalf of the State to each member of the Pressure. He referred to as on them to proceed with the identical zeal to serve the Police Pressure, “sustaining and strengthening much more the already excessive sense of social duty that you just possess, however on the similar time isolating any unfavourable parts throughout the Police Pressure.”
The Chief of Police, Stelios Papatheodorou, in his speech, acknowledged that the fifth of Could yearly, the day of Saint Irene, patroness of the Cyprus Police, has been established as the very best day for celebrations and paying the minimal due tribute and due respect to the fallen Policemen and Firemen.
“This yr our debt to our fallen and lacking colleagues is much more urgent, as it’s 50 years because the tragic occasions of the Turkish invasion of 1974, with our individuals nonetheless preventing for a simply and sustainable answer to the Cyprus downside,” he added. .
Amongst different issues, he talked about that, as we speak, the Cyprus Police is without doubt one of the largest Organizations of the Wider Public Sector, with 26 totally different Providers, and is named upon to function in a totally totally different surroundings, which is characterised by fast geopolitical developments, by steady technological, financial and social adjustments.
The specter of terrorism, the prevention and struggle in opposition to severe and arranged crime, the elevated migration flows, the prevention of street conflicts, the very severe safety points arising from what is going on in Ukraine and the Center East, in addition to the very current terrorist assault in Russia, “they unequivocally spotlight the necessity for us to be consistently, day and night time, in full readiness and vigilance”, he famous.
He additionally stated that the Police has a multifaceted job to carry out” and that its members “by no means relaxation”.
“We strive day by day to study one thing new, to undertake new strategies and approaches, to enhance,” he stated.
Mr. Papatheodorou acknowledged that the members of the Pressure are usually educated and educated, each theoretically and virtually, each throughout the Cyprus Police Academy and overseas, such because the FBI, EUROPOL and the European Police Academy (CEPOL ), all through their skilled careers, “since we imagine that any type of data is energy”.
Concerning the work of the Police, he stated, amongst different issues, that exact emphasis can also be positioned on the immigration downside since immigrants make up 7% of the full inhabitants and that an necessary facet they give attention to is returns, “which have elevated by 66 % in 2023, which ranks Cyprus first, when it comes to inhabitants, among the many member states of the European Union”.
The Police have investigated, from the start of 2024 till as we speak, 37 instances and arrested 44 individuals suspected of trafficking, he added.
He additionally stated that in 2022, 6.7 million euros have been spent and in 2023, 11 million euros to improve expertise throughout the Police. He referred to the DIGIPOL undertaking, which is anticipated to be accomplished in 2026, and which, he stated, “constitutes one of many largest authorities tasks in digital transformation” and is carried out as a part of the Restoration and Resilience Plan of the Republic of Cyprus. It’s a undertaking which is anticipated to considerably cut back administrative prices and facilitate the every day lifetime of residents and members of the Police, he famous.
Concerning the contribution of expertise to street issues of safety, Mr. Papatheodorou referred to the set up of 90 fastened cameras at 30 factors on the street community, “a follow which primarily contributes to the cultivation of street consciousness, but additionally to the discount of great and deadly collisions”. “It’s no coincidence that Cyprus is in first place within the discount of deadly street collisions within the four-year interval 2019-2023, which quantities to 35%”, he added.
He additionally stated that the Cyprus Police share the European imaginative and prescient for zero losses on the asphalt till 2030 (Imaginative and prescient Zero) and are continuing, in collaboration with the Ministries of Justice and Public Order and Transport, Communications and Works, in new or corrective actions to scale back of street conflicts, in addition to for the cultivation and consolidation of street tradition within the place.
He additionally referred to the constructing improve and development of police stations in varied areas and the development of the brand new police headquarters, which, he stated, will considerably enhance the working situations and the coordination of the departments, because the present constructing, which was constructed throughout the British rule , is now not thought of acceptable.
At first of the occasion, the picture of Agia Irini was transferred to the occasion web site, adopted by a Mass for locating lacking individuals and a Memorial Mass for the fallen policemen and firefighters by Archbishop George.
The occasion included an invocation of Fallen and Lacking Police and Firefighters and a wreath laying ceremony.
Current had been the Chief of the Greek Police, Lieutenant Common Dimitris Mallios, the Minister of Justice, Marios Hartsiotis in addition to different members of the Council of Ministers, authorities officers, MPs, representatives of overseas embassies, amongst others.
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