Hellenic Police

The Hellenic Police is the national police service and one of the three security forces of Greece. It is a large agency with responsibilities ranging from road traffic control to counter-terrorism. Police Lieutenant General Dimitrios Mallios is Chief of the Hellenic Police. He replaced Lazaros Mavropoulos in January 2024. The Hellenic Police force was established in 1984 under Law 1481/1-10-1984 as the result of the merger of the Gendarmerie and the Cities Police forces.
According to Law 7187/2025 which reorganized, upgraded and modernized the Hellenic Police's structure, mission and modus operandi, replacing the previous Law 2800/2000, the Hellenic Police is a security force whose primary missions are:

the Protection of the State, including
* The Protection of the Democratic Regime and the State Institutions
* The Neutralization of Threats which Risk the State's Security
* The Protection of State Officials, Local and Foreign, who are Located in the Country
* The Inspection of Compliance with Laws regarding Weapons and Explosive Devices
* The Tackling of Terrorism and Extremist Violence
Public Security, including
* The Prosecution of Crimes Against Life & Personal Freedom and Property Crimes
* The Prosecution of Cybercrime
* The Prosecution of Narcotics Trafficking
* The Prosecution of Illegal Trade and Antiquities Smuggling
* The Prosecution of Human Trafficking
* The Prosecution of Financial Crime
* The Prosecution of Domestic and Transborder Organized Crime
* The Search for Missing Persons, as well as for Lost and Stolen Items
* The Search and Arrest of Prosecuted Persons
General and Traffic Policing, including
* The Assurance of Social Peace and Citizen Protection
* The Maintenance of Order in Public Spaces and Public Gatherings and the Protection of the Personal and Collective Rights of Citizens during said Conditions
* The Inspection of the Lawful Operation of Stores
* The Transport of Prisoners from Detention Facilities to the Courts of Law
* The Inspection of Compliance with Tourist Laws
* The Regulation of Traffic in Public Spaces
* The Enforcement of Traffic Laws and Regulations
* The Investigation of Traffic Accidents
Community Policing
* The Protection of Human Rights and the Fundamental Freedoms secured by the Constitution
* The Protection of Family Integrity and the Tackling of Domestic Violence
* The Tackling of Gender-Based Violence
* The Tackling of Hate Crimes, specifically the Prosecution of Offences against Persons or Groups due to their race, skin color, ethnic descent, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or characteristics
* The Protection of Underage or other Vulnerable Individuals
Foreigners Policing and Border Protection
* The Prevention, Deterrence and Suppression of Illegal Entry and Exit of Foreign Citizens to the Country, as well as their Illegal Employment
* The Tracking and Arrest of Foreign Citizens who Enter, Exit, Reside and Work Illegally in the Country and their Referral to the Judicial Authorities or their Repatriation, as well as the Tracking and Arrest of Persons who Illegally Traffic or Facilitate the Illegal Entry, Exit and Employment of the Foreign Persons and their Referral to the Judicial Authorities
* The Detention of Foreigners who have Illegally Entered or Reside in the Country in Specific Detention Facilities

The Hellenic Police is constituted along central and regional lines. The force takes direction from the Minister for Citizen Protection.

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Structure

Overview

The Hellenic Police force is headed in a de jure sense by the Minister for Citizen Protection, 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 head of the force. Underneath the Chief of Police is the First Deputy Chief, who oversees and coordinates all Operations and Special Police Forces across the country in accordance to the Chief's orders. In addition, in the event of the Chief of Police being unable to assume his duties, they will take over as the interim head. Underneath the First Deputy Chief is the Second Deputy Chief, who heads the five Staff General Divisions of the Hellenic Police, which in turn coordinate all central and regional services of the force in order to ensure the enforcement of the its five primary missions. The Policing and Security General Division is by far the most important, and includes the Policing Division, the Community Policing Division, the Public Security Division, the State Security Division, the Passports and Other Security Documents Division and the International Police Cooperation Division. Equal in rank to the Chief and the Deputy Chiefs, are the General Police Coordinators of Southern and Northern Greece, who have under their jurisdiction the regional services of both these administrative divisions.

Regional jurisdiction

Greece is divided into two sectors for policing, both headed by a General Police Coordinator with the rank of Lieutenant General. These sectors both contain several regions, headed by Regional Directors, usually with the rank of Major General or sometimes with the rank of Brigadier General.
Southern Greece

Attica Region –
Central Greece region –
Peloponnese region –
West Greece region –
Ionian Islands region –
South Aegean region –
Crete region –

Northern Greece

Thessaloniki region –
East Macedonia and Thrace region –
Central Macedonia region –
West Macedonia region –
Thessaly region –
Epirus region –
North Aegean region –

Note: While Thessaloniki is not considered a region from a geographical and administrative standpoint, the Thessaloniki General Police Directorate operates as a General Regional Directorate and is actually considered the Hellenic Police's "Northern Greece HQ".

Divisions and Services

The Hellenic Police force has several Divisions and Services under the authority of the Chief of Police and the 2 Deputy Chiefs. These Divisions are usually headed by Major Generals and Brigadier Generals. They are as follows:
Overseen by the Chief of Police: Intelligence Management and Analysis Division – This Division as well as all its Regional Departments compile, manage and analyze every piece of intelligence gathered by the different Police Services around the country and collaborate closely with the National Intelligence Service of Greece in order to create comprehensive profiles for criminals and criminal organizations and assist investigative services in their work –

* Subdivision of Intelligence Management and Analysis of Northern Greece
* Regional Departments of Intelligence Management and Analysis Organized Crime Division – The newest division of the Hellenic Police, which started operating on October 17, 2024, and has been dubbed the "Greek FBI", with the duty to combat Organized Crime across the country. It is headquartered in Attica, but there also operates the Subdivision of Organized Crime of Northern Greece in Thessaloniki and the Subdivision of Organized Crime of Crete in Heraklion. –
* Subdivision of Narcotics
** General Investigations and International Cooperation Department
** Cocaine Department
** Heroin Department
** Cannabis and Synthetic Drugs Department
** Athens International Airport Narcotics Department
* Subdivision of Property Crimes and Crimes Against Life
** Crimes Against Life and Personal Freedom Department
** Property Crimes Department
** Extortion Crimes Department
* Subdivision of Human Trafficking and Illegal Items Trafficking
** Human Trafficking Department
** Illegal Items Trafficking Department
** National Cultural Heritage and Antiquities Protection Department
* Subdivision of Financial Crimes
** Public Property and European Resources Protection Department
** Private Property Protection Department
** Economy Protection Department
** Insurance Fraud Department
** Tax Affairs Department
* Subdivision of Organized Athletic Violence
** Sports Games Protection Department
** Special Investigations Department
** Intelligence Department
* Subdivision of Intelligence and Operations
** Intelligence Management and Strategy Analysis Department
*** Intelligence Management and Operational Analysis Office
*** Strategic Analysis Office
*** Intelligence Systems Office
** Technical Applications Department
** Witness Protection Department
** Special Interrogations Department
** Special Operational Taskforces Department
*** Prevention and Mediation Units
* Subdivision of Administrative Support
** Budget Management Department
** Inventory and Gear Management Department
** Technical Support Department
** Processing Department
* Subdivision of Organized Crime of Northern Greece
** Department of Narcotics
** Department of Property Crimes and Crimes against Life
** Department of Human Trafficking and Illegal Items Trafficking
** Department of Financial Crime
** Department of Organized Athletic Violence
** Department of Intelligence and Operations
** Department of Administrative Support
* Subdivision of Organized Crime of Crete
** Department of Narcotics
** Department of Special Criminal Activities
*** Rapid Response Operational Unit
** Department of Human Trafficking and Illegal Items Trafficking
** Department of Financial Crime
** Department of Intelligence and Administrative SupportSpecial Violent Crimes (Counter-Terrorism) Division –
* Domestic Terrorism Department
* International Terrorism Department
* State and Democracy Protection Department
* Operations and Special Inspections Department
* Administrative Support Department
* Intelligence Management Department
* Subdivision of Special Violent Crimes of Northern GreeceCyber Crime Division –
* Telecommunications & Digital Transactions Safety and Software & Copyright Protection Department
* Juvenile Online Protection Department
* Special Cases and Digital Investigations Department
* Online Financial Crimes Department
* Innovative Actions and Strategies Department
* Administrative Support and Intelligence Management Department
* Subdivision of Cyber Crime of Northern GreeceForensic Investigations Division –
* Subdivision of Biological and Biochemical Tests and Analyses
** Biological Materials Analysis Department
*** DNA Evidence Analysis Laboratory
*** Human Identification Laboratory
** National Genetics Database Department
** Administrative Support Department
** Scientific Support Department
* Subdivision of Crime Scene Investigation and Fingerprint Examination
** Crime Scene Investigations Department
** Fingerprint Examination Department
** Forensic Photography Department
** Administrative Support Department
* Subdivision of Laboratories
** Firearms and Other Instrument Traces Laboratories Department
*** Firearms and Ammunition Technology Laboratory
*** Comparative Ballistic Examinations Laboratory
*** Instrument Traces Examination Laboratory
*** Vehicle Examination - Identification Laboratory
*** Keys and Locks Examination Laboratory
** Forensic Graphology and Document and Currency Forgery Laboratories Department
*** Forensic Graphology Laboratory
*** Document and Currency Forgery and Counterfeiting Examination Laboratory
** Chemical and Physic Examinations Department
*** Toxicology Laboratory
*** Glass, Plastics, Synthetic Textile Fibers and Dyes Examination Laboratory
*** Gunshot Residue Examination Laboratory
*** Makeshift Explosive Devices Analysis Laboratory
*** Makeshift Incendiary Devices Analysis Laboratory
*** Makeshift Explosive and Incendiary Devices and other Electronic Circuits Technology Laboratory
*** Pyrotechnics Laboratory
** Administrative Support Department
* Subdivision of Digital Forensic Investigation and Analysis
** Digital Data Management and Quality Control Department
** Digital Evidence Examination Department
*** Digital Evidence Examination and Analysis Laboratory
*** Data Recovery and Analysis from Non-Functional Digital Systems Laboratory
** Audiovisual and Photographical Evidence Analysis Department
*** Video and Imagery Examination Laboratory
*** Voice and Audio Examination Laboratory
** Management of the National Database of Sexual Exploitation Records of Minors Department
* Subdivision of Forensic Investigations of Northern Greece
* Regional Departments and Offices of Forensic Investigations

Overseen by the First Deputy Chief : Government Officials and other Susceptible Targets Protection General Division –

* President Protection Service – Equivalent of the US Secret Service
* Prime Minister Protection Service
* Parliament Security Service
* Cabinet Members and other Politicians Security Service
* Foreign Government Officials and other Susceptible Targets Protection Service Division of Operations and Crises Management –
* Coordination, Administrative and Technical Support Department
* Operational Planning, Collaborations and Training Department
** Police Negotiators Squad
* Surveillance Instruments Management Department
* Critical Infrastructure, People and Public Places Protection Department
* Hybrid Threats and Strategic Communication Department
* Operational Command CenterPolice Special Forces 'Division –
* Special Suppressive Antiterrorist Unit – Equivalent of the American SWAT
* Subdivision of Explosive Devices Disposal and K-9 Operators
** Department of Explosive Devices Disposal
*** Regional Bomb Squad Units
** Department of K-9 Operators
*** Regional K-9 Units
* Subdivision of Special Police Forces of Northern GreeceHellenic Police Air Force Division – This used to be part of the Police Special Forces Division, but got promoted to a standalone Division in 2016. –
* Subdivision of Manned Aircraft – It is equipped with 5 Helicopters in Attica and Thessaloniki.
* Subdivision of Unmanned Aircraft – Despite the scarcity of helicopters and their exclusive presence in Attica and Thessaloniki, some Police Directorates in the country's largest cities have equipped drones to assist operations, especially search and rescue as well as border patrol. This Subdivision has a total of 9 Drones as well as 2 Israeli ThunderB-Spylite aircraft.
* Subdivision of Police Air Force of Northern Greece

Overseen by the Second Deputy Chief :Staff Coordination General Division -
* Organization and Legal Support Division
** Organization Department
** Legal Affairs Department
** Collection and Processing of Legal Documents Department
* Strategic Planning Division
** Strategic and Long-Term Planning Department
** Research and Innovation Department
** Department of Funds
* Communication Division
** Media Affairs Department
** Customs, Public Relations and Retired Police Personnel Support Department
** Publications Department
** Hellenic Police Marching Band
** Hellenic Police History Department
** Physical Education and Sports Department
** Coordination Department
** Civilian Communication and Administrative Support DepartmentSecurity and Policing General Division –
* Policing Division
** General Policing Department
** Operational Planning and Civil Protection Department
** Traffic Measures and Operations Department
** Road Traffic Data Analysis and Civilian Awareness Department
* Community Policing Division
** Human Rights and Vulnerable Individuals Protection Department
** Domestic Violence Department
** Juvenile Protection Department
** Hate Crimes Department
** Gender-based Violence Department
** Animals Protection Department
* Public Security Division
** Data Collection and Analysis Department
** Organized Crime Department
** Suppression of Crime Department
** Administrative Affairs Department
* State Protection Division
** Intelligence and Security Department
** Vulnerable Targets Protection Department
** Extremism and Terrorism Suppression Department
** Illegal Weapons and Explosive Devices Department
** IDs and Archive Department
* International Police Cooperation Division
** Mission and Staff Support Department
** European and International Relations and Diplomacy Department
** SIRENE Department
** INTERPOL Department
** EUROPOL Department
* Passports and Other Security Documents Division
** Data Entry and Processing Department
** Inspection and Approval Department
** Printing and Quality Assurance Department
** Digitalization Department
** Hardware Management DepartmentBorder Protection, Immigration Control and Foreign Persons General Division –
* Border Protection Division
** Border Surveillance Department
** Border Control Department
* Immigration Control Division
** Immigrants' Legitimacy Inspection Department
** Detention Facilities Management Department
* Foreign Persons Division
** Citizenship, Expatriates and Citizens of the European Union Department
** Administrative Measures DepartmentHuman Resources Management General Division –
* Uniformed Personnel Division
** Commissioned Officers Department
** Non-Commissioned and other Uniformed Officers Department
* Civilian Personnel Division
** Permanent Civilian Personnel Department
** Civilian Personnel with Private Employment Relationship Department
** Civilian Personnel Training-Evaluation Department
** Disciplinary Conduct Department
* Education and Human Resources Development Division
** Education and Training Department
** Lifelong Learning and International Training Department
* Health and Safety Division –
** Healthcare Department
** Health and Safety Control Department
** Administrative Support DepartmentSupport General Division –
* Informatics Systems and Digital Governance Division
** Budgeting and Project Monitoring Department
** Digital Services Design and Development Department
** Operational Function Department
** Informational Security and Privacy Department
** IT Support Department
* Communications and Networking Division
** Central Infrastructure and Operational Systems Department
** Regional Terminal Equipment and Networks Department
** Planning and Security Department
* Infrastructure and Technical Means Division
** Technical Support Subdivision
*** Means of Transportation Department
*** Weaponry Department
*** General and Personal Gear Department
*** Infrastructure Department
** Maintenance and Applications Subdivision
*** Administrative Support Department
*** Transport Department
*** Drivers Training Department
*** General Maintenance Department
* Financial Support Division
** Budget Monitoring Department
** Service Vehicle and Gear Ascription Department
** Uniformed Personnel Salary and Insurance Department
** Civilian Personnel Salary and Insurance Department
* Fixed Advances Division
** Accounting Department
** Civilian Personnel Travel Expenses Department
* Administrative Support Division
** Administration Department
** Budget-Inventory Management Department
** Police HQ Guarding Department
Other Specialized Police Units within Departments'

Groups of Bicycle-mounted Police
Zeta Group
Traffic Accidents Control and Prevention Units
Mobile Police Units
Crime Prevention and Suppression Units – Equivalent of the LAPD's Metro Division's B and C Platoons which are responsible for crime suppression, providing assistance to major crimes investigators and serving warrants among other duties.
Action Group
Prevention and Suppression Units
Border Guards
Units for the Reinstatement of (Public) Order (Riot Police, or Police Riot Units)
Airport Police
Prisoner Transport – Courtroom Police
Tourist Police. With the law 6450/1935, Government Gazette 14/A/13-1-1935, was founded the Tourist Police Directorate which initially was Directorate of the Greek National Tourism Organization having police officers from Hellenic Gendarmerie and the Cities Police. The Tourist Police Directorate of EOT was abolished by the Mandatory Law 297/1968, Government Gazette 38/A/22-2-1968, replacing by two Tourist Police directorates, one of the Hellenic Gendarmerie Headquarters and one of the Cities Police Headquarters respectively. With the law 1481/1984, Government Gazette 152/A/8-10-1984, the Tourist Police was abolished and its services assigned to the local police stations and units making in-house tourist offices in which were abolished thereafter by the Presidential Decree 508/1989, Government Gazette 216/A/3-10-1989. In 1993 Tourist Police re-founded. With the articles 101 and 105 of the Presidential Decree 7/2017, Government Gazette 14/A/9-2-2017, created the Stations and Units of the Tourist Police at the Hellenic Police Directorates at several prefectures.

Structure within a Regional Police Directorate

Each of the 74 Regional Units of Greece has its own Police Directorate, headquartered in the capital city of said Unit and overseen by the General Regional Police Directorate of the Administrative Region which the Regional Unit is part of. These Directorates are led by Brigadier Generals or Police Directors and are in charge of the patrol, traffic control as well as the investigation, suppression and prevention of crime in the area.
The Directorate's Staff comprises 4 Bureaus: a Policing Bureau, a Crime Investigation and Prosecution & Foreign Persons Bureau, an Administrative Support, HR & Education Bureau, and a Informatics Systems and Networking Bureau. All 4 Bureaus are given orders and guidelines from the General Divisions of the Hellenic Police HQ, overseen by the Second Deputy Chief, and in turn coordinate the various Subdivisions, Departments, Offices, Units, Precincts and Stations which fall under the oversight of the Directorate and ensure their compliance with the 5 missions of the Hellenic Police.
The General Regional Police Directorate additionally has an Operations Bureau which oversees and coordinates all operations across the region, has administrative command over all Police Special Forces operating in the region and answers directly to the Division of Operations and Crises Management, the Special Police Forces Division and the Police Air Force Division of the Hellenic Police HQ, overseen by the First Deputy Chief.

Policing Bureau

The cornerstone of General Policing is preemptive patrolling and responding to emergency dispatch calls. Patrol Officers as well as Dispatch Officers, who operate the call center for "100" are part of the Immediate Response Department. The motorcycle police units ΔΙ.ΑΣ. and ΖΗΤΑ belong in this Department as well. Immediate Response officers may additionally support other police services and participate in operations whenever required.
Patrol units typically consist of a Sergeant or Deputy Sergeant serving as the driver and a Constable or Special Guard in the passenger seat. Field supervision during each shift is provided by the most senior patrol officer on duty—usually a Sergeant, Deputy Lieutenant, or Lieutenant II—while overall shift oversight is exercised by a Watch Commander, generally holding the rank of Lieutenant.
Within the call center, Constables and Deputy Sergeants act as phone operators. They answer civilian calls and compile call sheets containing all relevant information about the caller and the incident. Dispatching duties are carried out by mid-ranking officers—most often Sergeants, Deputy Lieutenants, or Lieutenants II—who coordinate all types of patrol units in the area to ensure the most effective and timely response. A shift supervisor, also selected from these mid-ranking officers, oversees the call center during each shift and is additionally responsible for handling text messages sent to “100.” The call center’s Commanding Officer is usually a Lieutenant or Captain II.
Frequently encountered alongside Immediate Response patrols are the units of the Traffic Police Department. With their own fleet of cars and motorcycles, officers of this Department enforce traffic laws, respond to traffic accidents in order to reroute traffic and guard the scene, act as traffic wardens and of course serve tickets for traffic violations. Traffic Police Departments also command the Traffic Accidents Control and Prevention Units, specialized units which usually create road blocks in order to conduct field sobriety tests, monitor speeding and check drivers' licenses, preventing law-breaking drivers from causing any potential accidents.
Since December 2025, officers of Ο.Ε.Π.Τ.Α. in Attica have also been tasked with monitoring eight AI-enabled traffic cameras installed on major central avenues of the region. These cameras operate as part of a pilot program aimed at the large-scale, automated detection and verification of traffic violations, improving both efficiency and enforcement capacity.
The system automatically identifies violations, reads vehicle license plates, retrieves the registered owner’s contact details from police databases, and sends an SMS notification containing the traffic fine along with an RF payment code.
By the end of 2026, the installation of approximately 2,000 such cameras is scheduled across streets, avenues, and highways in Attica, Thessaloniki, and Crete, along with an additional 500 cameras inside public buses. The system is expected to be gradually expanded to the rest of the country thereafter.
Additionally, Traffic Police Departments have their own Investigations Offices which handle all traffic-related criminal cases and investigations, as well Infractions Offices where citizens can appeal their traffic tickets.
Some Directorates also supervise:

Tourist Police Department

which conduct both foot and vehicle patrols in touristic areas and have their own Call and Dispatch Centre which serves tourist callers in at least 5 foreign languages

a Prisoner Transport – Courtroom Police Department

which transfers prisoners between holding cells, courthouses and prisons, while also being responsible for guarding courtrooms and maintaining order inside of them, and

an Airport Police Department

which includes its own Policing Office, Investigation & Prosecution Office as well as a Passport Inspection Office.
All 5 of these types of Departments operate exclusively within the metropolitan borders of the Regional Unit's capital city. There also operates at least one Precinct in said city which primarily deals with other general policing as well as community policing duties and also functions as a community outreach for civilians to report police-related matters and have a direct contact with law enforcement officers.
Among a Precinct's duties are

a) detaining individuals arrested for crimes committed within its jurisdiction, interrogating them, and conducting the preliminary investigation before referring the case to the District Attorney’s Office;
b) receiving citizens’ reports of local crimes and conducting the corresponding investigations;
c) issuing IDs and firearm-carrying permits as well as registering privately-owned firearms;
d) assigning officers to parole duties;
e) guarding high-risk targets and public buildings, securing crime scenes and restricted areas, and enforcing public order measures during major events such as festivals, concerts, parades, and sporting events;
f) conducting vehicle patrols, primarily during evening and night shifts, to support and supplement the operations of Immediate Response Departments by responding mainly to lower-priority incidents such as civil disputes, noise complaints, and disorderly conduct, or—where no such department exists—providing exclusive first-line response to emergency calls on a 24-hour basis;
g) fostering communication, trust and rapport with residents and business owners, reinforcing the local sense of security, and performing additional community-policing duties;
h) handling cases and investigations involving domestic violence, animal abuse and breaches of the peace;
i) analyzing crime statistics and evaluating the effectiveness of policing tactics within their jurisdiction, as well as proposing reforms and crime-prevention measures;
j) assisting state services such as the labour inspection corps, social services, the electricity distribution network, waste management, judicial services, the public health service, the sanitation control service, the Independent Authority of Public Revenue, Regional Government authorities etc, whenever they require police intervention; and
k) assisting other police services in operations and serving the citizens regarding all general police-related matters.

The first three of these duties are delegated to either the Investigations Offices in smaller, typically rural, Precincts or the Crime Investigation and Prosecution Departments or Subdivisions which operate in larger Precincts.
Traffic Policing, Tourist Policing, Prisoner Transport and Courtroom Guarding Duties in smaller towns and villages which are located outside the city limits of the Regional Unit's capital, are also carried out by the officers of the local, rural Precincts and Stations, similar to how Sheriffs' Departments handle police matters in the unincorporated areas in the US. This used to be under the jurisdiction of the Hellenic Gendarmerie before its fusion with the Cities Police in 1984.
Due to staff shortages in many rural Precincts however, most General Regional Police Directorates in mainland Greece operate Mobile Police Units - MPUs, auxiliary units which patrol a different provincial area of the Region, every day of the week, from 6 PM to 12 AM. At the same time, the Regional Units' Crime Investigation and Prosecution Subdivisions also assist the rural Precincts' Investigation Offices during larger-scale and more serious investigations.
Conversely, some rural Precincts in bigger and more central towns might even have their own ΔΙ.ΑΣ. units, their own specialized Traffic Police Office/Department and/or Ο.Ε.Π.Τ.Α., their own Tourist Police Office, as well as their own Crime Investigation and Prosecution Department and/or Ο.Π.Κ.Ε., in order to police their area of jurisdiction more efficiently.
63 Precincts around the country are also currently housing Domestic Violence Offices which civilians can visit in order to seek help from investigators with specialized training on matters of domestic violence as well as to obtain the "Panic Button" app and be able to communicate with the Police immediately and discreetly during a domestic crisis emergency. Investigators of these offices conduct follow-up evaluations on victims even after prosecution has concluded.
As part of an initiative to boost community policing practices even more, starting with the Region of Crete on March 20, 2025, 4 Squads of "Animal Police" were formed to address animal welfare offenses. Each squad right now has a Captain as its Commanding Officer as well as 4 more members, and if this pilot program works, there are plans to develop Animal Police Squads all across the country. Captain I Emmanouil Boutyrakis, who is also the Commanding Officer of the Sitia Precinct, leads this Pilot Program.
Another pilot program which was initiated recently in Attica is the "Ariadne" Taskforce also known as Transit Police. 130 officers from other services were chosen to be present in all means of Public Transportation like Trams, Buses and Trains, mainly in Western Attica, starting from February 24, 2025. The pilot program is led and overseen by Brig. General Emmanouil Panagiotou and the Taskforce is led by Police Deputy Director Konstantinos Dimou and if it's successful, it will become its own separate Division in the General Police Directorate of Attica and possibly even expand to the rest of the country. As of May 26, 2025, in the 3 months of its existence, the officers of the "Ariadne" Taskforce have made over 700 arrests. These arrests mainly concern individuals who were found in possession of drugs and weapons while on public transportation, as well as perpetrators who caused damage to buses and assaulted drivers. Additionally, there has been a recorded decrease in incidents of narcotics usage and robberies, both in transit and at stations, for the duration of the program thus far.

Crime Investigation and Prosecution & Foreign Persons Bureau

This Bureau mainly oversees the Crime Investigation and Prosecution Subdivision of a Directorate, which is responsible for the detection, investigation and suppression of crime in the capital city of the respective Regional Unit, and is located within that city’s central Precinct. In Attica and Thessaloniki however, the corresponding Subdivisions also coordinate the numerous Crime Investigation and Prosecution Departments which are housed across the plethora of Precincts of these two large metropolitan areas.
The Subdivision in question consists of

a Public Security Department/Office
a Foreign Persons Department/Office
an ID Issuing and Records Office and
a Weapon Permits Issuing and Registry Office,

while some Subdivisions may additionally include the following dedicated services:

a Narcotics Department/Office
a State Protection Department/Office
a Hate Crimes Department/Office and
a Juveniles Department/Office

In Attica and Thessaloniki, the central Crime Investigation and Prosecution Divisions further include Departments of Searches which are part of the European Network of Fugitive Active Search Teams (ENFAST) and are responsible for locating fugitives and wanted offenders as well as dedicated Departments of Environmental Protection.
In addition, due to the large metropolitan areas under their jurisdictions, these Divisions have their own Operational Command Centers, which oversee and coordinate deployed tactical, investigative, and undercover units during major incidents as well as supervise the collection, analysis, and dissemination of actionable intelligence to inform decision-making and operational planning.
In Regional Units which are situated near the borders of the country, this Bureau also oversees Immigration Control and Border Protection Departments, composed mostly of Border Guards, special police personnel with a 3-month basic training and a fixed-term contract. Immigration Control Departments command their own Investigation Offices — which investigate immigrants' illegal entry or employment in the country as well as immigrant trafficking — and Illegal Immigrants Detention Centers. Border Protection Departments comprise Border Patrol Units as well Passport Inspection Offices. There are also Immigration Control as well as standalone Foreign Persons Departments in Attica and Thessaloniki, due to the large amounts of illegal immigrants as well as the amount of crime attributed to them in those large cities.
The Crime Investigation and Prosecution Subdivisions and Departments mostly consist of Commissioned Officers or Non-Commissioned Officers with Investigative Duties, while Non-Commissioned Officers without Investigative Duties who belong in these Services are usually part of the Units of Suppression and Prevention of Crime , the tactical support groups which aid investigators in executing operations, as well as the special motorcycle unit "Action" , a patrolling unit in Attica and Thessaloniki which responds exclusively to severe crimes and crises with a much faster response time compared to regular patrol officers. There are also Ο.Π.Κ.Ε.'' Units which are tasked with patrolling certain districts, and/or during certain hours, known for their high crime rates, in order to be instantly available to assist regular patrolling units during a riskier emergency, to conduct inspections for drugs and illegal firearms, or to surveil repeat offenders and/or suspects of ongoing investigations and prevent them from engaging in more illicit activities. Undercover investigators in civilian clothes may also participate in patrols, either on foot or with unmarked vehicles, in order to conduct similar inspections and surveillance operations. Patrolling Ο.Π.Κ.Ε. Units utilize specialized pickup trucks and large SUVs and consist of 3-4 officers per vehicle, at least one of which must have the rank of Sergeant or Deputy Lieutenant. They also have much heavier equipment and even store automatic weapons in their vehicles in case of serious emergencies. In Police Directorates without Prisoner Transport - Courtroom Police Departments, Ο.Π.Κ.Ε. covers these duties as well. The functional profile of Ο.Π.Κ.Ε. bears notable similarity to the B and C Platoons of the LAPD Metropolitan Division in terms of duties, equipment and tactical procedures, although there is no evidence indicating that Ο.Π.Κ.Ε. was directly modeled after said U.S. units.
Ever since November 8, 2025, an additional operational unit has been established within several Precincts of Attica, Thessaloniki and sixteen more Regional Units, designated as Prevention and Mediation Units. Composed of 473 highly-trained Police Officers, most of which used to serve in Ο.Π.Κ.Ε., as well as 50 newly-hired accredited Romani Mediators, these Units conduct foot and vehicle patrols on a 24-hour basis within Romani settlements across the country and conduct inspections and crime suppression operations. Their stated mission is the prevention of criminal activity, the strengthening of police presence within these areas, and the promotion of mediation and cooperation between Romani communities and the Hellenic Police. The Ο.Π.ΔΙ. Units fall under the Division of Organized Crime's Special Operational Taskforces Department and, outside of Attica and Thessaloniki, they are supervised by the Crime Investigation and Prosecution Subdivision of each Regional Unit.
Crime Investigation and Prosecution Subdivisions in Southern Greece report their operational activity to both the HQ of the Division of Organized Crime in Athens and the central Crime Investigation and Prosecution Division of Attica, whereas Subdivisions in Northern Greece report to the Subdivision of Organized Crime of Northern Greece and the central Crime Investigation and Prosecution Division of Thessaloniki. Crete maintains its own Subdivision of Organized Crime, which receives reports from the Crime Investigation and Prosecution Subdivisions of the Region and provides operational support in cases of Organized Crime within the area. A liaison officer in each Police Directorate links the Directorate to the relevant Organized Crime Service and all three of said Services retain authority to assume primary responsibility for investigations relating to Organized Crime in their geographic area of jurisdiction following prior communication with the Director of the local Crime Investigation and Prosecution Subdivision.
In addition to the Departments of Narcotics, Financial Crime and Human & Illegal Items Trafficking common to all three Organized Crime Services, the Subdivision of Organized Crime of Crete includes a distinct “Department of Special Criminal Activity”, which is tasked with the investigation of vendetta-related homicides, large-scale illegal weapons possession and trafficking as well as rustling and other types of organized larceny, phenomena that have been of particular prevalence in rural and mountainous parts of the region for many decades. This Department is staffed by experienced officers from Attica, 20 of whom form a dedicated "Rapid Response Operational Unit" assigned to immediate deployment in case of such incidents.
To further enhance operational readiness on the island, ever since 2001, six Departments of Police Operations have operated across Crete, each with defined geographic jurisdiction in predominantly rural and provincial areas. These Departments function as the rural equivalent of Ο.Π.Κ.Ε. units, providing enhanced patrols, emergency response, inspections related to narcotics and illegal firearms, targeted surveillance, and the execution of raids and arrest warrants. Administratively, they fall under the four Police Directorates of Crete. Operationally, however, they serve as the principal tactical support units of the Subdivision of Organized Crime of Crete, fulfilling a role analogous to that of the Special Operational Taskforces of the Organized Crime Services in Attica and Thessaloniki, as well as to that of Ο.Π.Κ.Ε. units in supporting the Crime Investigation and Prosecution Subdivisions. From 2026 onwards, officers of the Τ.Α.Ε. undergo the same annual rigorous training as Ε.Κ.Α.Μ..

Operations Bureau

When an operation or arrest requires highly specialized capabilities – such as confronting heavily armed perpetrators, managing hostage situations, handling suspected explosive devices or weapons of mass destruction, responding to terrorist threats and aircraft or train hijackings, and generally countering overwhelming opposition – members of the Special Police Forces may be deployed alongside or instead of Ο.Π.Κ.Ε. These include: a) the Special Suppressive Antiterrorist Unit the Department of Explosive Devices Disposal; c) the Department of K9 Operators; and d) the Police Air Force Division.
These units are also mobilized during emergencies and crises that exceed the capacity and capabilities of regular police personnel – such as large-scale manhunts for dangerous fugitives or searches for missing persons. The first three units operate under the Division of Special Police Forces, while the Police Air Force Division became a standalone division in 2016. Both are central services under the authority of the First Deputy Chief and operate primarily out of Attica and Thessaloniki, alongside the Special Investigative Divisions.
There is however an additional Special Suppressive Anti-Terrorist Unit in Crete, while Bomb Squad Units and K9 Units, have been established within most Police Directorates across the country and are staffed by officers dispatched from the central Division of Special Police Forces in Attica. These units operate under the supervision of the Operations Bureau of each region’s General Regional Police Directorate. Regarding police dogs, each K9 handler and dog pair trained in explosive detection is assigned to the Bomb Squad Units, while those trained in narcotics detection serve within the Narcotics Departments of the Crime Investigation and Prosecution Subdivisions. In Attica, Thessaloniki, and certain border regions, K9 handler–dog pairs are also deployed for patrol, prisoner transport, and guard duties.
Some regional Operations Bureaus also oversee an Office of Unmanned Aircraft, composed of drone operators from the Police Air Force Division’s Subdivision of Unmanned Aircraft. These operators are stationed in selected regional units –particularly on islands and near Greece’s borders. Consequently, while manned aircraft operate only in Attica and Thessaloniki, unmanned aircraft are also active in Heraklion, Evros, Samos, Chios, and the Dodecanese.
Another major tactical formation of the Hellenic Police is the Riot Police Units, operating in Attica and Thessaloniki under each city’s Division of Police Operations. Each Division comprises two Subdivisions: the Subdivision of Public Order Reinstatement and the Subdivision of Order Measures Enforcement.
Officers of the Subdivision of Order Measures Enforcement wear standard police uniforms and equipment and are typically deployed at smaller demonstrations, sporting events, or public gatherings where violence is not anticipated. By contrast, officers of the Subdivision of Public Order Reinstatement wear olive-green uniforms and heavier protective gear, including riot shields, helmets, tear gas, flash-bang grenades, and oxygen masks. For operational security reasons, they do not display name tags or badge numbers on their uniforms. Platoons of this subdivision are usually deployed at large-scale demonstrations, high-risk sporting events, and gatherings organized by anarchist or other extremist groups where riots or violent incidents are likely to occur. Officers of the Υ.Α.Τ. have been the subject of public controversy concerning allegations of excessive or unwarranted police violence.
Riot policing and public order reinstatement duties outside of Attica and Thessaloniki are carried out by Support Platoons. Each Regional Police Directorate maintains one such platoon, while Patras, Heraklion, and Larissa have two due to their larger populations and greater operational needs.
Riot policing platoons nationwide additionally perform foot patrols in crowded public areas and during peak hours, enabling immediate intervention in cases of public order disturbances.
Each Platoon typically consists of 30 Constables or Deputy Sergeants, 2 Sergeants or Deputy Lieutenants serving as Squad Leaders, and 2 Lieutenants serving as the Platoon Commander and Deputy Commander, respectively. Platoons of other tactical units have a similar composition. The personnel of Support Platoons are drawn from various other police services within the Directorate and the platoons are activated only when the restoration of public order cannot be achieved by the Directorate’s regular police forces. In exceptional circumstances, the Riot Police Units of Attica may be deployed anywhere in southern Greece, while those of Thessaloniki may operate anywhere in northern Greece, if deemed necessary by the Chief of Police.
Similarly, the Special Suppressive Anti-Terrorist Units of Attica and Thessaloniki may be deployed nationwide for specialized operations, as only those two cities, as well as the Region of Crete, maintain dedicated units with such responsibilities.
Ε.Κ.Α.Μ. units are not homogeneous. They comprise several squads, with officers trained in specific specialties, such as:

Raiders
Breachers
Snipers
Parachutists
Frogmen
Rope Climbers-Rappelers
Medics

All officers who wish to join Ε.Κ.Α.Μ. must have already served in the Hellenic Police for at least 5 years and then need to successfully undergo a rigorous 3-month training, before being considered for a placement in the Unit. Provided they are chosen, they undergo an additional 3-month training every year for the duration of their service in the Unit. Ε.Κ.Α.Μ. routinely collaborates with similar special Police forces across Europe and the United States, both in operations as well as in training exercises.

Other

Each Directorate additionally has a Passport Issuing Office, as well as an Office of Forensic Investigations, equipped with a Crime Scene Investigation Unit which collects and processes crime scene evidence, such as biological and biochemical samples, digital data, ballistics evidence, etc. These pieces of evidence however are analyzed by the Regional Departments of Forensic Investigations which comprise the necessary laboratories and specialized personnel with the ability to do so. General Regional Police Directorates also have a Department of Intelligence Gathering and Management, a Disciplinary Inspection Department and an Office of Communication and PR. All of these regional services report directly to their respective Divisions at HQ.
The Counter-Terrorism Division and the Cyber Crime Division are the only Special Investigative Divisions to exclusively operate in Attica and Thessaloniki, but they both have national jurisdiction. Additionally, even though the Government Officials and other Susceptible Targets Protection General Division operates in Attica from an administrative standpoint, the personnel of this division have a duty to follow the person of interest they are protecting wherever they may travel to around the country as well as abroad.

Ranks, Duties and Salaries

Ranks of the Hellenic Police Force

Source:

Title

Police Lieutenant General

Police Major General

Police Brigadier General

Police Director

Police Deputy Director

Police Captain I

Police Captain II

Police Lieutenant I

Police Lieutenant II

Police Deputy Lieutenant

Police Sergeant

Police Deputy Sergeant

Constable

Greek title

Αντιστράτηγος

Υποστράτηγος

Ταξίαρχος

Αστυνομικός Διευθυντής

Αστυνομικός Υποδιευθυντής

Αστυνόμος Α΄

Αστυνόμος Β΄

Υπαστυνόμος Α΄

Υπαστυνόμος B΄

Ανθυπαστυνόμος

Αρχιφύλακας

Υπαρχιφύλακας

Αστυφύλακας

Insignia

Duties

Police constables are initially assigned to a police Precinct, usually in the Attica region, for the first 12 months following graduation from the Police Academy's School of Police Constables, where they primarily perform general policing duties, including patrol, guard, and desk duties. After completing their first year of service, constables may apply for assignment to most other services. However, they may only join special police units—such as Special Suppressive Anti-Terrorist Units, K-9 units, Bomb Squad units, Units for the Prevention and Suppression of Crime, Departments of Police Operations, the Organized Crime Division's Special Operational Taskforces and Riot Policing platoons—after completing at least five years of service.
Constables may be promoted to Deputy Sergeants after at least ten years of service and generally retain similar duties, albeit with increased responsibility. Deputy Sergeants may then be promoted to Sergeants after completing 15 years of total service. Alternatively, Constables, Deputy Sergeants, and three-chevron Sergeants may be promoted directly to four-chevron Sergeant through annual examinations, provided they have completed at least three years of total service, or at least two years if they hold a Bachelor's Degree.
Sergeants typically serve as drivers of patrol units, squad leaders of tactical units, dispatchers, duty officers, field supervisors on patrol, assistant watch commanders, or in other supervisory roles within precincts, departments, and regional directorates. They function as mid-level supervisors with a number of constables under their command and may also serve as field trainers at the Police Academy.
Four-chevron Sergeants may be promoted to Deputy Lieutenants after completing at least five years of service in their rank, or three years if they hold a Bachelor’s degree that was not previously considered during promotion to Sergeant. Three-chevron Sergeants may only be promoted to Deputy Lieutenants after completing 25 years of total active service in the force. Officers of this rank generally perform duties similar to those of Sergeants but may additionally serve as watch commanders, senior field supervisors of special units, taskforce leaders, tactical operations coordinators or platoon commanders.
Deputy Lieutenants may be promoted to Lieutenant II after completing at least three years in rank and successfully graduating from a one-year program at the Police Academy’s School of Post-Graduate Learning and Lifelong Education. Thereafter, officers may advance through the ranks up to Police Deputy Director and retire with the rank of Police Director.
Graduates of the Police Academy’s School of Police Commissioned Officers on the other hand begin their careers at the rank of Lieutenant II and may advance to the rank of Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the Hellenic Police. Non-commissioned officers may also apply for entry examinations to the school and, upon successful graduation, are promoted to Lieutenant II.
Newly-graduated Lieutenants II are initially assigned to precincts as watch commanders, staff officers, inter-agency coordinators and liaisons or deputy commanding officers, providing early experience in supervisory roles. As with non-commissioned personnel, commissioned officers may only be assigned to special tactical units after completing at least five years of service, at which point they may serve directly as platoon commanders.
Scientists, as well as medical doctors and dentists, may also join the Hellenic Police without completing the full undergraduate program of the Police Academy. These officers enter the force at the rank of Lieutenant II or Lieutenant I and undergo a three-month basic training program covering firearms use, legal fundamentals, and police procedures. They are typically assigned to the Forensic Investigation Division or the Health and Safety Division and may advance to the rank of Major General, serving as Directors of the aforementioned divisions.
Since the Hellenic Police was established with organizational assistance from the British Police, its operational structure does not include a distinct “Detective” rank. Instead, police officers of all ranks who have entered the force through the Hellenic Police Academy may be assigned to investigative services, such as Investigation Offices, Crime Investigation and Prosecution Departments and Subdivisions, and Special Investigative Divisions.
Within these services, police personnel perform the role of Investigative Officers. Deputy Lieutenants, Lieutenants, and Captains II most commonly serve as primary investigators and case handlers, in a role broadly comparable to Inspectors and Chief Inspectors in British policing. Lower-ranking personnel, such as Constables, Deputy Sergeants, and Sergeants assigned to investigative duties, typically act as assistant investigators, or may be entrusted with smaller-scale cases, including misdemeanors, petty offences, and minor criminal cases, particularly in smaller departments.
An Investigative Officer is responsible for conducting preliminary criminal investigations under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor. Their duties include the collection, analysis and evaluation of evidence, interviewing witnesses and suspects, conducting crime scene examinations and inspections, coordinating with forensic and technical services, and drafting official reports and case files. Investigative Officers are also responsible for executing prosecutorial orders, ensuring procedural legality during the pre-trial phase, and submitting completed case files to the competent judicial authorities. In practice, the designated case handler bears primary responsibility for the progress, completeness, and procedural correctness of the investigation.
Captains I, along with Captains II, typically serve as commanding officers and deputy commanding officers, respectively, of precincts, departments, offices, bureaus, or certain units. In smaller departments, offices, or precincts, Captains II—and in some cases Lieutenants I or II—may also serve as commanding officers, with Lieutenants or Deputy Lieutenants acting as their deputies. Lieutenants, Deputy Lieutenants, or even Sergeants may be assigned as commanding officers of Police Stations, which function as very small precincts in remote villages and islands.
The duties of Commanding Officers include coordination, strategic planning, mentoring and guidance, budget and resource allocation, personnel evaluation and disciplinary oversight, representation of the service before higher command and local government authorities, crisis management as well as direct oversight of major incidents and investigations.
Captains I, Police Deputy Directors, and Police Directors may serve as subdivision directors. Police Directorates of Regional Units are typically commanded by Police Directors and Brigadier Generals, while General Regional Police Directorates and the Divisions of the Hellenic Police Headquarters are led by Brigadier Generals or Major Generals.
There are only five Lieutenant Generals in the Hellenic Police: the Chief of the Hellenic Police, the two Deputy Chiefs, and the General Police Coordinators of Northern Greece and Southern Greece. The Hellenic Police does not employ four- or five-star general ranks.

Salaries

While salaries for Police Officers used to be calculated mainly based on their rank, ever since October 1st 2025, their active years on the force became the main factor for their starting salary, with extra benefits for officers holding a position of high responsibility and/or high risk & of special work conditions. Rank still plays a role however, since the Base Salaries are multiplied by a factor ranging from 1,00 to 1,80 depending on the Officer's rank.
Below are the Gross Base Salaries for Police Officers, as they increase by the Active Years on the Force, and broken into 4 Categories based on how the Officer entered the Force:

Active Years on the Force	Category A	Category B	Category C	Category D
1-3	€1320	€1145	€1100	€1100
3-5	€1410	€1185	€1160	€1160
5-7	€1500	€1238	€1201	€1195
7-9	€1560	€1984	€1243	€1231
9-11	€1622	€1352	€1287	€1268
11-13	€1687	€1413	€1332	€1306
13-15	€1754	€1477	€1380	€1345
15-17	€1824	€1543	€1449	€1385
17-19	€1897	€1612	€1521	€1427
19-21	€1992	€1697	€1600	€1469
21-23	€2092	€1765	€1656	€1514
23-25	€2207	€1836	€1714	€1559
25-27	€2328	€1909	€1774	€1606
27-29	€2456	€1985	€1836	€1654
29-31	€2600	€2064	€1900	€1703
31-33	€2740	€2147	€1967	€1755
33-35	€2822	€2211	€2036	€1807
35-37	€2878	€2255	€2107	€1861
37-39	€2936	€2300	€2149	€1917
39+	€3000	€2346	€2192	€1975

Category A: Joined through the School of Police Commissioned Officers
Category B: Joined through the School of Police Constables
Category C: Initially joined as Special Guards or Border Guards, but have now been promoted to Sworn Officers
Category D: Special Guards and Border Guards

Below are the Maximum Extra Benefits that Officers in Positions of High Responsibility and/or High Risk & Of Special Work Conditions can receive. A Position of High Responsibility is defined as being in Command of a Police Service or holding the Rank of Lt. General and is reserved for Officers with rank of Captain I or above. A Position of High Risk & Of Special Work Conditions has a looser definition, allowing Officers of all Ranks to get it as long as they don't hold an exclusively Administrative Position, excluding of course Police Generals and Commanding Officers, whose jobs are, by definition, administrative. In other words, a Captain I who is the Commanding Officer of a Precinct will get both benefits, while an officer of the same, or even higher rank, who has an administrative position in the Chief's Office for example, will get neither.

Rank	Benefit of High Risk & Of Special Work Conditions + Benefit of High Responsibility
Special Guard/Border Guard	€205
Police Constable	€155
Police Deputy Sergeant	€180
Police Sergeant	€190
Police Deputy Lieutenant	€200
Police Lieutenant II	€220
Police Lieutenant I	€230
Police Captain II	€260
Police Captain I	€325 + €100
Police Deputy Director	€415 + €150
Police Director	€425 + €200
Police Brigadier General	€435 + €300
Police Major General	€440 + €350
Police Lieutenant General	€460 + €400
Deputy Chiefs of the Hellenic Police	€470 + €500
Chief of the Hellenic Police	€490 + €600

On top of that, every officer receives an extra €70 per month for each of their underage children as well as €3.33 extra per hour during night shifts and €46 for every day they are called to work past their 5-day week.
So for example, a Patrol Sergeant who graduated from the School of Police Constables, has 10 years on the job, has 2 kids and works 2 Night Shifts per week, will receive a Gross Salary of approximately €2000, while a Police Captain I who Graduated from the School of Police Commissioned Officers, has 15 years on the job, has 1 kid, and is the Commanding Officer of a Precinct will get a Gross Salary of approximately '''€2370.'''

Internal Inspection and Disciplinary Mechanism

The Internal Affairs Division used to be a Special Investigation Service under the Chief of Police with nationwide jurisdiction. However, in 2020, with law 4662/2020, it transitioned into an isolated and independent Service, which exists and acts outside of Police hierarchy and is completely and exclusively overseen by the Minister of Citizen Protection to avoid corruption. It still employees Police personnel rather than third-party investigators however and is currently headed by Police Brig. General Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos.
It has also been renamed to Internal Affairs Service of Security Forces and has jurisdiction over all 3 Security Forces of the Hellenic Republic.
Citizens can file a report to the Service, anonymously or not, in order to report criminal acts committed by Police, Fire Service and Coast Guard personnel.
However, citizen complaints regarding abuse of power, police brutality and breach of duty are handled by the Division of Ethics and Internal Inspections, a service which is supervised directly by the Chief of Police and is currently being headed by Brig. Gen. Anastasia Lazari. This Division comprises the following Departments:

Ethics Department

It conducts background checks before admitting citizens to the Police Academy, as well as at regular intervals throughout their police career. It is also responsible with maintaining and updating the Hellenic Police's Code of Conduct and training officers about how to follow it and not fall into pitfalls of corruption they may come across during their career.

Disciplinary Inspections Departments

14 Disciplinary Inspections Departments are currently operating in all General Regional Police Directorates of the country and are tasked with conducting Disciplinary Inspections towards officers who have been accused of abusing their power.
as well as 2 support Departments.
Additionally, there exist 2 more Internal Inspection Services: The Office of Personal Data Protection, which is overseen by the Chief of Police and inspects the Hellenic Police's compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR 2016/679) and the Financial Inspection Division, which is overseen by the Second Deputy Chief and ensures the legal budget and gear allocation management of all central and regional services of the Hellenic Police and the Ministry of Citizen Protection.

Police Academy

The Hellenic Police Academy in its current form was established in 1994 with the voting of law 2226/1994 through Parliament. It is situated in Athens and is directly under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Citizen Protection. However the Chief of Police, as well as the Director of the Academy — currently Brig. Gen. Georgios Zacharis — can make recommendations and act as advisors to the Minister regarding improvements and other issues pertaining to the academy. The Minister and the Chief make annual speeches at the academy to prospective Police Officers. The school is made up of university professors, special scientists and high-ranking police officers who have specialist field experience. Entrance to the academy is based on Panhellenic Examinations, passing specific athletic requirements and an interview, though it differs depending on which particular school of the academy the student wishes to join. The budget for FY 2025 was 2.250.000€.
The Police Academy includes:

The, for high school graduates who wish to become commissioned Police officers, which lasts four years. Graduates of this school can reach up to the rank of Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the Hellenic Police.
The, for high school graduates who wish to become Police Constables and lasts 3 years. Graduates of this school can normally only reach the rank of Police Deputy Director if they have successfully completed the School for Post-Graduate Education and Lifelong Learning as Deputy Lieutenants. There are 6 schools of Police Constables located in 6 distinct Greek cities as well as 1 Training Center for Special Guards and Border Guards in Attica.
* Grevena School of Police Constables
* Didymoteicho School of Police Constables
* Komotini School of Police Constables
* Naousa School of Police Constables
* Rethymno School of Police Constables
* Mouzaki School of Police Constables
* Attica Training Center for Special Guards and Border Guards
The .
The, for high-ranking police personnel.

Training

The Hellenic Police has a basic requirement of knowledge which is applied to all positions within the agency. These are the protection of the Constitution as well as the tackling of criminal activities and assisting in disaster situations. The emphasis during training on the support and protection of children is such, that a number of highly successful individuals that were raised as orphans, have stated that they could not say with certainty that they would make it all the way to the top, without the social service that the Hellenic Police provided to them during their childhood.
Cadets spent their Winter Semesters in classes and field training at the academy, but during Spring Semesters, they are assigned to different Precincts where they can apply their knowledge out in the field, so they can be ready for duty once they become sworn Police Officers.
The personnel who are hired as Police Special Guards and Border Guards receive three months of training. Special guards mainly have patrolling and guarding duties, serving either in Precincts, Immediate Response Departments, Prisoner Transport-Courtroom Police Departments or the central President and Government Officials Protection General Division.

Chiefs of the Hellenic Police

Right after the formation of the unified Hellenic Police in October 1984, the previous chiefs of the Hellenic Gendarmerie, Emmanouil Brillakis, and the Cities Police, Panagiotis Raftopoulos, acted as co-Chiefs of the new force for its embryonic first 4 months. The first Chief of the Hellenic Police was chosen in February 1985 and ever since the formation of the Governmental Council of External Affairs and National Defense in 1986, new Police Chiefs have been elected by that Council. All Chiefs have had the rank of Lieutenant General and can stay in that role for a maximum of 3 years.

Assumption of Duties	Last Day in Office	Chief of the Hellenic Police
February 2, 1985	April 28, 1986	Georgios Romosios
April 28, 1986	December 23, 1986	John Stavrakas
December 23, 1986	April 13, 1988	Nikon Arkoudeas
April 13, 1988	July 5, 1989	Andreas Kalogeras
July 5, 1989	March 4, 1991	John Antonopoulos
March 4, 1991	March 3, 1992	John Symvoulidis
March 3, 1992	March 6, 1993	Stephanos Makris
March 6, 1993	November 3, 1993	Anthonios Lambadiaris
November 3, 1993	March 6, 1996	Emmanouil Chourdakis
March 6, 1996	September 25, 1998	Athanasios Basilopoulos
September 25, 1998	August 2, 2001	John Georgakopoulos
August 2, 2001	October 5, 2004	Photios Nasiakos
October 5, 2004	February 28, 2006	Georgios Aggelakos
February 28, 2006	February 27, 2008	Anastasios Dimoschakis
February 27, 2008	October 22, 2009	Basileios Tsiatouras
October 22, 2009	October 17, 2011	Eleutherios Oikonomou
October 17, 2011	April 9, 2014	Nikolaos Papagiannopoulos
April 9, 2014	February 16, 2016	Dimitrios Tsaknakis
February 16, 2016	August 5, 2018	Konstantinos Tsouvalas
August 5, 2018	July 10, 2019	Aristeidis Andrikopoulos
July 10, 2019	March 31, 2022	Michael Karamanlakis
March 31, 2022	March 18, 2023	Konstantinos Skoumas
March 18, 2023	January 16, 2024	Lazaros Mavropoulos
January 16, 2024	Present	Dimitrios Mallios

Women in the Hellenic Police

Female Police Officers comprise ~15% of the Force's total sworn personnel and are given equal treatment in terms of salaries, education and training, duties as well as the gear they bear compared to male officers.
The first time women joined Greece's law enforcement agencies was in 1969 when 45 female Constables were hired for the Cities Police, mainly for administrative and dispatch duties. 2 years later, in 1971, the first 25 women were hired by the Hellenic Gendarmerie. Then in 1983, 1 year before the current Hellenic Police force was founded, women were first allowed to join the School of Commissioned Police Officers of the Cities Police Academy and graduate with the rank of Police Lieutenant II.
However, the maximum number of women who could be accepted at the school was 10% of the total open positions. This changed in 2003, allowing men and women to have equal chances to be accepted in the Hellenic Police Academy.
It was 1 year before that, in 2002, when Greece became the first country in Europe to have a female officer reach the rank Police Major General. As of 2026, out of 90 Brigadier Generals, 22 are women, although there have been no female Major Generals ever since the retirement of Dr. Pinelopi Miniati, the former Director of the Forensic Investigations Division, in 2021. Additionally, a woman has never held the rank of Lieutenant General in Hellenic Police history.
As of April 28, 2025, 9,422 sworn female officers serve in the Hellenic Police with more than 100 of them serving as Commanding Officers of Departments, Precincts, Offices and Units, 145 of them serving in the Government Officials Protection General Division, 73 of them serving in the Counter-Terrorism Division, 4 of them serving in Bomb Squad Units and 4 of them serving in the Hellenic Police Air Force Division.
Most of them however serve in some kind of Investigative Service, Traffic Police, in various positions at the Hellenic Police HQ and the Forensic Investigations Division as Scientists.

Emergency police phone numbers

Source:100: Main Police Contact Number and most well-known Greek Emergency Number. Connects civilians directly to the Immediate Response dispatch center of their Regional Unit, so they can ask for immediate police intervention.109: Connects civilians directly to the Narcotics Departments of their Regional Unit, so they can anonymously report drug-related crimes.1156: For Reporting Missing Persons11188: Cyber Crime Division Contact Number1571: Tourist Police Dispatch Center – Supports Communication in the Greek, English, French and German languages10414 and 1014: Direct and Anonymous communication with the Counter-Terrorism Division to provide tips about terrorism matters10410: Phone Number of the Animal Protection Department at the Hellenic Police HQ's Community Policing Division10201: Juvenile Protection Services – Used to report all kinds of crimes or suspicions regarding crimes that are being committed against minors10301: Internal Affairs Service of Security Forces – Used to report all law-breaking uniformed officers 11414: Hate Crimes Services – Used to report crimes motivated by the offender's bias against race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion and disability

Transportation

The most common police vehicles in Greece are the white with blue stripes Citroën Xsara, Škoda Octavia, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, Hyundai i30, Citroën C4, Citroën C4 Picasso, Suzuki SX4, Jeep Liberty, Peugeot 308, Volkswagen Golf, and Nissan Qashqai. Other vehicles that Greek Police has used throughout the years are the following:

1984,1985 Mitsubishi Galant
1985 Mitsubishi Lancer
1985 Daihatsu Charmant
1986, 1990, 1992, 1993 Nissan Sunny
1991 Renault 19
1991, 1993, 1994 Opel Vectra
1991 Volvo 460
1995 Citroën ZX
1995, 1997 Toyota RAV4
1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 Opel Astra
1996 Suzuki Baleno
1997, 1998 Nissan Primera
1998,2000 Toyota Corolla
1998 Citroën Saxo
1998, 1999 Citroën Xantia
1998, 1999 Nissan Almera
1999, 2000 Nissan Terrano II
2000 Kia Sportage

The original livery featured white roofs and doors, with the rest of the bodyshell in dark blue. The current livery was first introduced on the Citroën ZX's, although the blue stripe on the earlier models was not reflective; this gave birth to the nickname "stroumfakia" for the Hellenic Police.
Most Greek police vehicles are equipped with a customized Car PC, which offers GPS guidance and is connected directly with the Hellenic "Police On Line" network.
A number of police vehicles are being modified to be equipped with onboard surveillance cameras. A number of portable body-worn cameras are also sometimes used by the Immediate Response patrol officers, Crime Prevention and Suppression Groups officers, motorcycle police unit ΔΡΑΣΗ officers, as well as riot police officers.
The police uses confiscated vehicles, primarily for intercepting street races and addressing other traffic violations. The vehicles in question, which have been used for criminal activities and subsequently confiscated, can be granted either free of charge or in exchange for financial compensation to the police.

Police equipment

Current equipment

Previously issued equipment

History

19th century

Though there was what constituted a police force under the provisional Government of Greece during the Greek War of Independence, the first organized police force in Greece was the Greek Gendarmerie which was established in 1833 after the enthronement of King Otto. It was at that time, formally, part of the army and under the authority of the Defence Ministry. A city police force was also established but its role remained a secondary one in comparison to the Army's role. Several foreign advisers, were also brought in to provide training and tactical advice to the newly formed Police force. The main task of the police force under the army as a whole during this period was firstly to combat theft but also to contribute to the establishment of a strong executive government.
The army's links to the police and the nature of the structure of the police force and its hierarchy was maintained throughout the 19th century for a number of reasons. Largely the socio-political unrest that characterized the period including disproportionate poverty, governmental oppression, sporadic rebellions and political instability. As a result of this, as well as the input of the armed forces, the police force remained a largely conservative body throughout the period, while there was also a certain amount of politicization during training as the police force were trained in military camps.

20th century

In 1906 the Greek police force underwent its first major restructuring at an administrative level. It acquired its own educational and training facilities independent of those of the army, but due to its involvement in the Macedonian Struggle, and the Balkan and First World Wars, it tended to neglect civilian matters and was partially unresponsive to the needs of Greek society at the time. However, together with the establishment of a civilian city police force for Corfu city in 1920, it set a precedent for further change that came in 1935 because of rapid technological, demographic and economic changes which helped it become more responsive to civilian policing needs of the time.
However, modernization of the police force was stunted by the successive periods of political instability. The dictatorship of Ioannis Metaxas, compounded with both the Second World War and the Greek Civil War led to a retardation of reform throughout the late 1930s and early to mid-1940s. After the war, however, British experts were brought in to help reform the police along the lines of the British Police and, as a result, the police force ceased to be a part of the Defence Ministry after 1946. Even then, however, it did not abandon its military features and was still prevalently a military-based institution. The civil war of the period also contributed to excess violence on both sides. Torture and abuse of human rights were widespread especially during the early periods of the war when parts of the country were in a state of near lawlessness. Despite this, after the war, the police force did reach a respectable level of civilian policing throughout the mid-1960s, which was once again stunted by the military dictatorship of the Colonels from 1967 to 1974, when it was largely employed to quel popular discontent along with the Greek Military Police.
After the fall of the Colonels, Greece became a republic and the infamous ESA was cleansed of torturers and renamed the Military Police. The organization of regular police forces remained unchanged up until the ruse to powee of PASOK, which had sought to "democratize" the security forces. Despite strong opposition from both the Gendarmerie and the Cities Police, in 1984 both were merged into a single unified Hellenic Police Force which maintained elements of a military structure and hierarchy. The new mega-scheme also initially incorporated the Rural Police as community wardens, which was later turned over to the prefectures, but not the Hellenic Fire Service due to widespread unrest in the Service. The Hellenic Police also undertook the duties of the National Security Service and incorporated joint Gendarmerie-Cities Police services like the Directorate of Forensics.
Because of the long tradition of militaristic elements within the structure of the police even the Council of State of Greece ruled that the police should be regarded as a military body and that members are not civilians but members of the military engaged in a wider role together with the Armed Forces to supplement the Army in defense of the homeland. This however, has in recent years been relegated to policing duties such as border patrols and combating illegal immigration and is not reflective of any de facto military duties outside of that of a defensive role in the event of an invasion. Today the Hellenic Police assists in training various emerging Eastern European and African police forces and Greece has one of the lowest crime rates within the European Union.

Social service

Since 2012, the Hellenic Police has operated the CyberKid website and the synonymous mobile application, which aims to provide useful information to children and their parents about using the internet. In 2013, the Cyber Crime Unit of the Hellenic Police, under the auspices of the Ministry of Citizen Protection, organised a number of conferences to inform kids and parents about the dangers that a child can have while using the internet.
A significant part of the training for all officers is protection and safeguarding of children, and any form of child abuse is faced with a "Zero Tolerance" policy.
Additionally, the Hellenic Police has shown active support to the Children's Smile a non-profit organization, via a financial donation and the assurance that the agency was, is, and will remain "for life" an active supporter of the organization.
A free of charge digital application called Panic Button, which operates 24 hours a day, was introduced in Attica and Thessaloniki on March 27, 2023, and has since become available throughout the country. Installed on smartphones, its aim is to allow police to immediately intervene in incidents of domestic violence against women. By pressing a button, it automatically sends a short text message to the police or other special services, and it locates where the user is through the phone's Global Positioning System (GPS). The application can be provided by the Domestic Violence Offices which currently operate in 63 Police Precincts around the country, as well as counseling centers of the network under the General Secretariat of Demographic and Family Policy and Equality of the Sexes at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Attica and Thessaloniki.
On November 11, 2024, a similar application was launched on the Google Play Store and the App Store called Safe Youth which includes an emergency panic button for kids who are in danger, an anonymous form to report crimes against underage individuals as well as informational articles about social problems and crimes the youth should be aware and cautious about.

Current issues

There are several current issues affecting the police in Greece today. Of particular importance is the rise in drug related crimes, sometimes attributed to increased immigration from Albania and other former Eastern Bloc countries. This has particularly affected Athens, which has become a central point for drug-related activities within Greece.
Illegal immigration is also a problem as Greece remains both a destination and transit point for illegal immigrants, particularly from Albania. There has been an effort in recent years to step up the security procedures along Greece's borders, although some allege the government's approach has been heavy-handed. The issue of the recruitment of immigrants has also been brought up by opposition PASOK MPs in Parliament several times.

Controversies

Drugs case of Minister of Citizen Protection

During a check on four persons in the area of Amarousiou on 22 November 2021 by motorcycle police unit DIAS officers, in particular the procedure of identity document (ID) checks and body search after having first ordered from them to place out the items who carry with them, they found drugs. Among the persons was reportedly Dimitris Theodorikakos son of Citizen Protection Minister Panagiotis Theodorikakos. The revelation made by a retired police brigadier and the newspaper journalist and police editor of Ta Nea and To Vima Vasilis Labropoulos on Mega TV's Mega Gegonota news on 2 February 2023 where it presents photographs from the drugs and recording of data of four, referring to the Panagiotis Theodorikakos who reportedly had done intervention in order to cover up and manipulate the case file, to destroy incriminating evidences and material, and to avoid arrest and transfer before a prosecutor. Vasilis Labropoulos commented that "Mega TV and other media had not have intention to refer who is the person checked, hence they referred only from the surrounding of mister Theodorikakos. The revelation of person who is his son he is himself revealed the minister ".
Panagiotis Theodorikakos announced he will file a criminal complaint against the retired police brigadier and Vasilis Labropoulos. Also Dimitris Theodorikakos and former Chief of Hellenic Police Michail Karamalakis announced they will file a criminal complaint against the retired police brigadier.

Police Brutality

According to some organizations Greek police have been accused of overt and, generally unpunished, brutality, in specific cases like after the 2008 Greek riots and during the 2010–2012 Greek protests sparked by the Greek government-debt crisis. Amnesty international has issued a detailed report on police violence in Greece, concerning its practices in patrolling demonstrations, treatment of illegal immigrants, and other, while the Human Rights Watch has criticized the organization concerning its stance against immigrants and allegations of torture of detainees and the Reporters Without Borders have accused the police of deliberately targeting journalists.
Furthermore, it has been accused of allegedly planting evidence on detainees and mistreatment of arrested individuals. A 29-year-old Cypriot man, Avgoustinos Dimitriou, has been awarded €300,000 in damages following his videotaped beating by plainclothed police officers during a 2006 demonstration in Thessaloniki.
In November 2019, Amnesty International made a report regarding the police violence and the use of torture methods. In 2020, 26-year-old Vasilis Maggos from Volos, was found dead one month after his arrest and his beating by police officers that caused him serious organ damage. In April 2024 criminal prosecution was brought against six officers of the Magnesia Police Department, among others, on the charge of complicity and serial torture.
In 2021, the Border Violence Monitoring Network published a report into the use of torture and inhuman treatment during pushbacks by Greek police. They assert that:

89% of pushbacks carried out by Greek authorities contained one or more forms of violence and abuse that we assert amounts to torture or inhuman treatment
52% of pushback groups subjected to torture or inhuman treatment by Greek authorities contained minors

AEK fan 29-year-old Greek Michalis Katsouris was stabbed multiple times and died shortly after in hospital, when in the late hours on 7 August 2023 a group of around 100-120 hooligans supporters of Dinamo Zagreb, reportedly met up with members-accomplices of an affiliated Athens club at a pre-arranged location and together made their way by car and train to AEK's stadium in Nea Filadelfia, went to Perissos, where fans of AEK were assembled in the broader vicinity.
Clashes ensued between the two groups, which threw flares, makeshift explosives, projectiles and rocks, and used makeshift clubs. Hellenic Police have come under criticism for allowing the Dinamo Zagreb fans to assemble near the stadium and not stopping the brawl, intended to prevent the murder that occurred.
A prosecutor has ordered a preliminary investigation into an incident which occurred on Akadimias Street in Athens on 16 March 2023 during the general strike where a police tow truck drove at high speed into dumpsters that were being wheeled into the middle of a street by protestors.
Four police officers were arrested on 11 March 2023, include a higher officer, two lower-ranking policemen and a member of the Special Guard unit were responsible for guarding and transferring detainees, for allegedly beating and torturing a detainee.
On December 5, 2022, in Thessaloniki a 16-year-old Roma youth was fatally shot in the head by a 34-year-old motorcycle police unit DIAS officer involved in a chase after the teenager allegedly filled up his pickup truck at a gas station and left without paying the 20 euro bill triggered days of often violent protests in the Thessaloniki and Athens and other parts of Greece. He had been hospitalized for more than a week but he died on 13 December 2022.
Two motorcycle police unit DIAS officers, aged 24 and 27, were charged with raping a 19-year-old woman in Omonoia Police Station on 12 October 2022.
A disabled woman brutalized by two policemen at the Omonia Police Station on 29 October 2019, Hellenic Police confirmed the violent incident.
A special police guard Epaminondas Korkoneas killed 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos on the night of December 6, 2008, following a verbal altercation with the teenager and his friends.
Michalis Kaltezas 15-year-old was fatally shot at the back of his head by the 27-year-old police officer Athanasios Melistas on 17 November 1985 during the annual 17 November protests remembrance day.
Iakovos Koumis was a Cypriot law student who was fatally injured, along with 20-year-old worker Stamatina Kanellopoulou, by the Police Riot Units (M.A.T.) on 16 November 1980 during the annual 17 November protests remembrance day.

Syriza controversy

In 2012, Syriza political party, disagreed with the measures taken by the State authorities and the police against illegal immigration.
At early November 2012, the Minister of Public Order, Nikos Dendias, accused various MPs of the Coalition of Radical Left of "impersonating authority". According to the accusations, on 7 November 2012 the members of the party stopped a number of policemen while they were on duty, in a public protest, in order to check their credentials. Moreover, they took photographs of the plainclothes police officers and uploaded them on the internet site of the party. The accusations prompted an angry reply from the party's spokesperson, who replied that they are "dirty accusations".

Allegations of ties with the far Right

In a 1998 interview with the newspaper Eleftherotypia, Minister for Public Order Georgios Romaios alleged the existence of "fascist elements in the Greek police", and vowed to suppress them.
Before the surrender of Androutsopoulos, an article by the newspaper Ta Nea claimed that the neo-Nazi political party Golden Dawn had close relationships with some parts of the Greek police force. Since the 1990s, the Hellenic Police has been condemned for the association of many of its officers with the far right movement, in particular the Golden Dawn party.
The newspaper published then a photograph of a typewritten paragraph with no identifiable insignia as evidence of the secret investigation. In the article, the Minister for Public Order, Michalis Chrysochoidis, responded that he did not recollect such a probe. Chrysochoidis also denied accusations that far right connections within the police force delayed the arrest of Periandros. He said that leftist groups, including the ultra-left anti-state resistance group 17 November, responsible for several murders, had similarly evaded the police for decades. In both cases, he attributed the failures to "stupidity and incompetence" on behalf of the force.
Golden Dawn stated that rumors about the organisation having connections to the Greek police and the government are untrue, and that the police had intervened in Golden Dawn's rallies and had arrested members of the Party several times while the New Democracy party was in power. Also, on January 2, 2005, anti-fascist and leftist groups invaded Golden Dawn's headquarters in Thessaloniki, under heavy police surveillance. Although riot police units were near the entrance of the building alongside the intruders, they allegedly did not attempt to stop their actions.
The "communicating vessels" between Police and Neo-Nazis resurfaced on the occasion of the riot that broke out during a protest on march June 28, 2011, when squads of riot police rushed to protect agents provocateurs isolated by the angry crowd, two of them A. Soukaras and A. Koumoutsos both unionists of ETHEL (ΕΘΕΛ) well known for both their extreme opinions, as well as their frequent presence in riots.
In July 2012, it was reported that Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, had placed the alleged ties of Greek Police and Golden Dawn under scrutiny, following reports of the Greek state's continued failure to acknowledge the problem.
According to political analyst Paschos Mandravelis, "A lot of the party's backing comes from the police, young recruits who are a-political and know nothing about the Nazis or Hitler. For them, Golden Dawn supporters are their only allies on the frontline when there are clashes between riot police and leftists.
Following the May 6, 2012 Greek Parliamentary election, in which Golden Dawn entered the Greek parliament, it was said that more than one out of two police officers voted for the party in districts adjacent to Athens' Attica General Police Directorate. The Hellenic Police falsified those claims, some of their arguments were that "The Hellenic Police falsified those claims, some of their arguments were that "the Special Electoral Lists also included civilians and people who reside in municipalities that are different from the municipalities that are registered in their elector lists, a big number of civilians and of non-civilians include, other categories of civil servants, while in addition many police officers vote in their local constituencies." and "1048th electoral department of the 7th District of the Municipality of Athens, in which motorcycle police unit DIAS officers / Attica Directorate of Immediate Response exercised their right to vote, golden dawn also gained 11%, ranking third. Finally, in the vast majority of polling stations, in which police officers also voted during the European elections, in various areas golden dawn ranked third Since the election, Greek police officers have been implicated in violent incidents between Golden Dawn members and migrants. In September, one police officer was suspended for participating in a Golden Dawn raid against migrant-owned kiosks in an open market at Mesolongi; seven other officers were identified. Anti-fascist demonstrators were allegedly tortured in police custody that same month. In October, Greek police allegedly stood by while Golden Dawn members attacked a theater holding a production of the controversial play Corpus Christi.

Police action for human rights

The Police Action for Human Rights union founded, in 2018 in Athens, to protect the rights of LGBT and female police officers. Some of their basic principles are the protection of human rights, the fight against prejudice and discrimination and the equal treatment of all citizens. The union has participated in events, against homophobia and racism in support of human rights, of the Athens Police Officers Association and representatives in the Panhellenic Federation of Police Employees. They have also participated in the pride together with those who belong to the Democratic Union Police Movement, of the Athens Police Officers Association and representatives in the Panhellenic Federation of Police Employees.