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96 arrested across Greece for violating coronavirus measures

Greek police has arrested  a total of 96 people across the country from Thursday to Sunday for violating measures against the spread of coronavirus and the orders to close facilities like cram schools, daily seniors’ centers, cafes, hairdresser salons,and others.

According to a statement by Greek Police issued on Sunday, the 96 offenders were for operating premises such as cram schools, hairdressers’ and beauty salons, municipality seniors’ centers, cafes-kafeneio, electronic items shops inside a shopping mall.

Analytically the arrests from March 12 to March 15 were:

36 in Attica,
19 in Western Greece,
9 in Thessaly,
5 in Western Macedonia,
5 in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace,
4 in Crete,
3 in the South Aegean

3Thessaloniki

2 in the Peloponnese,
2 in Epirus and
1 in North Aegean

They face fines of up to 2,000 euros and 3-5 year imprisonment.

On Sunday, the government decided to set the fine at 5,000 euros.

Police controls are ongoing to detect breaches of measures to prevent and limit the spread of coronavirus, a statement said.

“We are in a position of responsible attitude. We must all understand this. Everyone must protect oneself. This is how they protect their own people and their fellow human beings,” Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis stressed in the same statement.

“The decisions of the government must be strictly followed, by everybody,” Chrysochoidis emphasized.

“Those who do not comply must understand that they do not have this right, this behavior is a public risk. If they continue, they will be dealt with accordingly,” the minister added.

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2 comments

  1. when this panic blows over, can we fine and imprison the politicians who destroyed the economy to make themselves look like they saved us from the common cold?
    or will they , as usual, get away with doing anything they want to the people with no consequences?

    • It is not a common cold. It is a global epidemic or pandemic of a very nasty virus. I suggest you read some expert medical reports to educate yourself.