The government continues with the same communication tactics of issuing pompous statements to hide their failure on crime
Statement by Stefanos Stefanou, AKEL C.C. Spokesperson
AKEL C.C. Press Office, 10 May 2018
The government and ruling forces are trying to persuade citizens that they took office just two months ago, and not been in power for nearly six years.
Really, how can the President of the Republic declare that his government will no longer show any tolerance towards crime? What has he been doing for six years then, showing tolerance?
How can the Minister of Justice Mr. Ionas Nikolaou, who has been Minister of Justice for approximately six years, state that crime will be targeted mercilessly? So what has he been doing up till now issuing just pompous statements about confronting crime?
How can the Chief of Police declare, even last week, that crime has fallen and when the new serious crime took place for him state that measures need to be taken?
The government’s arrogant declarations have demonstrated once again, and on yet another serious issue – namely the fight against crime – that they are meaningless rhetoric. That is why citizens today feel far more insecure than they felt six years ago when the government of the Right took over.
Nonetheless, the government ruling forces continue with the same communication tactics of issuing pompous statements to hide their failure.
They don’t even bother to reply the simplest question:
How comes a wanted well-known criminal moves freely around and is arrested within twenty-four hours after the crime he allegedly committed?
Had indeed the Police been informed on several occasions of the suspect’s actions and did nothing to arrest him?
With all that they are hearing, people wonder: how many other wanted criminals are moving freely among us and the police are acting indifferently?
The Justice Minister and the leadership of the Police must give convincing answers. The President must stop following developments without taking action. Issuing angry statements as if it’s another President’s failure to tackle crime isn’t good enough.
