As Ekot reported during the day, threats and attempts to influence police increase in connection with operations against criminal networks and gangs. Police Emma, who has been exposed to several threats, says that she is affected differently depending on who or what the threat comes from.
– Is it a drunk who has drunk too much, no then you do not take it seriously. But if it is a cybercriminal or a person who appears with a lot, especially violent crime or abuse in court, then it is clear that you become more thoughtful after such an event. What can this mean, what will it mean, says police Emma, who is actually called something else.
The police authority has lawThere are now about 80 cases where threats against police officers are considered so serious that various protection measures are needed, and what is called a personal protection case has been initiated.
According to the police, the threats in connection with interventions against criminal networks and serious organized crime have increased. Several police officers that Ekot talks to describe that they are experiencing an increase in what are called subtle threats – where criminals, for example, can mention information about the police’s privacy.
Lena Nitz is chairman of the police union and takes the development seriously:
– It is clear that here and there you do not back down, but when you come home to your family you think, it is really worth it. In the long run, I am worried both that someone will be injured but also that they will choose to go to another profession.
Emma’s police are working as in an area where several criminal networks, among other things, organize drug trafficking. She says that she has not yet experienced any threats that scared her, but that certain situations can still remain.
– Most of the time I would say that you dust off, and that you hang on to the threats and insults with the uniform. But then there are certain things that come with it. And that does not necessarily mean that I am scared or worried in any way, but it is more the frustration, and that you are so tired of having to hear this so often.
Source: ICELAND NEWS