The
plan of the Greek police to buy UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), known
as Drones, is in its final stage
According to
some information, the Greek Ministry of Public Order and Citizen
Protection is already negotiating with Israeli companies that
specialize in the construction of unmanned aircrafts. The Drones are
able to fly without noise, transferring sound, images and other data
to the operations center. Due to their abilities, they cannot be
detected either in operations close to the borders, or, in the center
of Athens.
It is
characteristic, that the idea for using Drones came when thousands of
the "indignants" movement were protesting at Syntagma
square, Athens. During that period, Autumn of 2011, some Greek
officers met with executives of an Israeli company to discuss
purchasing the unmanned aircraft. This is a good indication of how
the police is planning to use them.
On June
27th, 2013, an unmanned military aircraft, which participated in the
investigations for the detection of Albanian fugitives, was crashed,
but the Greek police tried to deny the connection of the aircraft
with this operation. However, according to information leaked to the
press at that time, concerning the capabilities of military Drones,
they have flight range of 15-30 km and capability to carry devices
for inspecting spaces, detecting mobile phone signal, intercepting,
etc.
Source:
http://www.tvxs.gr/news/ellada/drones-o-ekseligmenos-%C2%ABmegalos-adelfos%C2%BB-erxetai-stin-ellada
While the
UAVs were originally intended for border surveillance, it seems that
they will be used in protests, as these are increasingly criminalized
in Greece, like in Spain, as a consequence of an effort by the
government to pass all requested by the Troika measures.
Meanwhile,
Panos Skourletis, MP with the Leftist party SYRIZA that won euro
elections, stated that phone communications with the party leader,
Alexis Tsipras, or other SYRIZA executives and journalists, were
frequently interrupted, indicating interceptions during the
conversations. Government representative, MP with Nea Dimokratia,
Sophia Voultepsi, rushed to attack SYRIZA for these statements,
denying government's interference, while Skourletis didn't specify
who is suspect for conducting interceptions in his initial
statement!
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