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Greece: Man strangles Civil Servant
Dec 2, 2010 Antonis Hontzeas
A Greek man entered today a regional Social Security Center and attempted to strangle a civil servant.
Greek television station Alter News reported in its December 2nd 2010 evening bulletin that a Greek male entered the Social Security Center (OAEE) on Patissia Street in Central Athens and attempted to strangle a civil servant.
Hellenic Social Security System
The Greek civil service is notorious for its bureaucratic inertia, and applications can sometimes take months, if not years, for processing. In addition, many civil servants are well known for their unprofessionalism and downright extreme rudeness.
This asymmetric relationship between the Hellenic civil service (which leaves much to be desired in terms of customer orientation) and the Greek public can sometimes lead to tempestuous arguments as well as violently out of control situations.
On the other hand, the current austerity measures due to the Greek crisis have resulted in civil service downsizing attempts, mainly by dismissing non permanent contracted employees -known as Stageres - while refraining, due to budget issues, from paying other contracted employees. This has put a tremendous strain on the remaining civil servants who are commonly overworked and underpaid, if paid at all.
The Greek Civil Service
Where Ireland's problems are due to the country's banking system, Greece's financial woes trace their roots to the political system and the inefficient but bloated civil service.
In Greece, civil service jobs are protected by the Greek constitution implying the permanent civil servants can only be dismissed under extraordinary conditions.
Today’s incident reflects the tremendous strain that the Greek crisis has brought to everyday transactions putting the Hellenic social fabric under considerable stress, and placing public and government relations dangerously under strain.
Violent Attack on Civil Servant
According to bystanders, the Greek elderly male entered the Social Security Center (OAEE) in the morning hours and requested for an update on the status of his earlier pension application.
The female civil servant informed him that the application was in limbo, required more paperwork and much more supporting documentation.
A quarrel ensued and the man broke into the clerk’s quarters, while the female clerk was on the phone servicing another customer request, grabbed the victim from the hair , twisted the phone cable around her throat, and proceeded to choke her.
The man then smashed the victim’s head down on the desk and proceeded to empty a can of gasoline on the victim with the intention of torching her alive.
While the assailant was lighting his lighter, another male clerk checked him to the ground and immobilized him. The staff immediately called the police and the assailant was arrested.
The assailant is currently in custody pending charges for assault and battery with the intention of bodily harm.
Izvor: http://www.suite101.com/content/greece- ... z176i1unVk
Greece: Man strangles Civil Servant
Dec 2, 2010 Antonis Hontzeas
A Greek man entered today a regional Social Security Center and attempted to strangle a civil servant.
Greek television station Alter News reported in its December 2nd 2010 evening bulletin that a Greek male entered the Social Security Center (OAEE) on Patissia Street in Central Athens and attempted to strangle a civil servant.
Hellenic Social Security System
The Greek civil service is notorious for its bureaucratic inertia, and applications can sometimes take months, if not years, for processing. In addition, many civil servants are well known for their unprofessionalism and downright extreme rudeness.
This asymmetric relationship between the Hellenic civil service (which leaves much to be desired in terms of customer orientation) and the Greek public can sometimes lead to tempestuous arguments as well as violently out of control situations.
On the other hand, the current austerity measures due to the Greek crisis have resulted in civil service downsizing attempts, mainly by dismissing non permanent contracted employees -known as Stageres - while refraining, due to budget issues, from paying other contracted employees. This has put a tremendous strain on the remaining civil servants who are commonly overworked and underpaid, if paid at all.
The Greek Civil Service
Where Ireland's problems are due to the country's banking system, Greece's financial woes trace their roots to the political system and the inefficient but bloated civil service.
In Greece, civil service jobs are protected by the Greek constitution implying the permanent civil servants can only be dismissed under extraordinary conditions.
Today’s incident reflects the tremendous strain that the Greek crisis has brought to everyday transactions putting the Hellenic social fabric under considerable stress, and placing public and government relations dangerously under strain.
Violent Attack on Civil Servant
According to bystanders, the Greek elderly male entered the Social Security Center (OAEE) in the morning hours and requested for an update on the status of his earlier pension application.
The female civil servant informed him that the application was in limbo, required more paperwork and much more supporting documentation.
A quarrel ensued and the man broke into the clerk’s quarters, while the female clerk was on the phone servicing another customer request, grabbed the victim from the hair , twisted the phone cable around her throat, and proceeded to choke her.
The man then smashed the victim’s head down on the desk and proceeded to empty a can of gasoline on the victim with the intention of torching her alive.
While the assailant was lighting his lighter, another male clerk checked him to the ground and immobilized him. The staff immediately called the police and the assailant was arrested.
The assailant is currently in custody pending charges for assault and battery with the intention of bodily harm.
Izvor: http://www.suite101.com/content/greece- ... z176i1unVk
