The Alternate Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection Yannis Panousis expressed his support of sensitive social groups, such as migrants, expatriates from the former USSR and Roma gypsies, to joint the police force.

Mr. Panousis, who made the comments at a police unionist function, explained that the 5% of inductees at the police academy should belong to these social groups, while stressing the importance of “transparency everywhere”.

The police force will undergo a series of reforms over the next week, with the MAT riot police units to see major changes, while the DELTA and DIAS motorcycle units are to merge.

The Alt. Minister also repeated an earlier claim, that “the successes of the police officers are their and I will assume the political responsibility of their failures”.