The Minister of Justice and Public Order, Ionas Nikolaou, welcomed the completion of the report on corruption issues in the Police, emphasizing that the Ministry will study the conclusions of the criminal investigators' investigation in order to take the necessary preventive and repressive measures.In a written statement, Mr. Nikolaou notes "that regardless of the criminal responsibilities that will be studied by the Attorney General, as a Ministry, in cooperation with the Police, we will study the disciplinary responsibilities that arise and any other conclusions that arise from this ».
"Undoubtedly," the minister said, "the findings, any shortcomings or omissions arising from the conclusions of criminal investigators will be used by the Ministry and will be a useful tool, combined with the mapping of the problem of corruption through the empirical study carried out by the Police but also the laws that are currently being promoted in the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption, in the context of the prevention, investigation and suppression of the phenomenon in the Police ".
It also states that "the Government is transforming in practice its determination to fight the phenomenon of corruption and that is why the Council of Ministers, at its last meeting, decided to promote six of the eight anti-corruption bills, in which after consultation with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, priority will be given and it is expected that they will soon be led for a vote by the Plenary ".
Mr. Nikolaou reminds that two more bills are pending for the necessary legal control in the Legal Service, which have been prepared by the Ministry and concern the protection of the complainant of corruption acts and the removal of the Privacy of Private Communication for the purpose of telephone monitoring.
"With the passage of the bills, the establishment and operation of the Internal Audit Service in the Police will proceed, which, under the supervision of the Attorney General, will have substantial and effective powers and powers to collect, process, evaluate and investigate information on corruption issues. in the House, as well as for the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed by its members ", he adds.
"For the first time there is a multifaceted and holistic effort to address the phenomenon of corruption in the Police and the findings of investigators are expected to be an important tool in achieving the goals of this Government to strengthen its policy of zero tolerance for corruption," the Minister concludes. Justice.
Source: KYPE