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​​​​​​The internal investigation of the Hellenic Police (ELAS) into the murder of Kyriaki Griva outside a police precinct last week has ascertained disciplinary lapses and criminal responsibilities of the officers that were on duty on the night of the incident on April 1. 

Οut of the 315 rallies held in Athens since the beginning of the year, only 140 were officially notified to the authorities as required by law, according to data from the Greek Police (ELAS).

In a move aimed, according to sources, at bolstering Greece's National Intelligence Service (EYP) in its fight against organized crime, the government on Tuesday replaced the agency's deputy chief, Lieutenant-General Giorgos Kellis, with Antonis Tzitzis, a former officer of the Greek Police (ELAS).

The "ELAS" does not wish to confront as sources say, however, they are making it clear that "Farmers have right to demonstrate, but Athens cannot be shut down for two days"

After the initial "no" of Michalis Chrysochoidis, it seems that it is decided to follow a strategy of surveillance by ELAS - How many tractors are estimated to be at Syntagma

The Thessaloniki Courthouse was evacuated on Monday following the discovery of a suspicious package, according to local media reports.

The bomb disposal unit of the Greek Police (ELAS) has been dispatched to the scene.

As of now, no further information is available.

The Government Council for National Security (KYSEA) on Tuesday decided to appoint new police and fire chiefs, in a bid to address mounting public concerns about law and order.

Following the council's decisions, Dimitris Mallios, until now head of the Alien and Border Protection Branch, will replace Lazaros Mavropoulos as chief of the Hellenic Police (ELAS).

Citizen Protection Minister Ioannis Oikonomou has extended his condolences to the family and the Greek Police (ELAS) following the death of a 19-year-old police officer, a member of the DIAS motorcycle unit, who was fatally injured during a pursuit in the early hours of Monday.

Students and police forces engaged in a tense standoff, which at times spilled over, on Friday outside a hotel in Kavouri on the southern coast of Athens where a meeting of university deans was taking place. 

Some 800 students were protesting against the establishment of private universities. 

The Hellenic Police (ELAS) announced on Thursday that 193 people were detained, of whom 30 were arrested, in connection with street riots that erupted in Athens and Thessaloniki on Wednesday night after marches and rallies commemorating the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos in 2008 by a police special guard.