Judicial Police force given expanded responsibilities
[InTime News]
The uniformed personnel of the Judicial Police will be entrusted with the task of guarding courthouses, relieving regular police officers from the obligation, Justice Minister Kostas Tsiaras said during a debate in Parliament on the relevant bill.
At the same time, he stressed that the Judicial Police and the judiciary will work together to strengthen pre-trial investigations and procedures.
The force’s experts, he said, can “endow judges with knowledge on specific subjects that will strengthen their judicial work.”
