The operation of the National Mechanism for the Investigation of Arbitrary Inci­dents (EMIDIPA) is provided for under Article 1 of L 3938/2011 (Α’ 61), as origi­nally replaced by Article 56 of L 4443/2016 and then by Article 188 of L 4662/2020. The report for 2021 is structured similarly to the reports of the previous three years, to facilitate the comparative and systematic review of the degree of com­pliance of the internal disciplinary bodies with the recommendations and findings of the Ombudsman’s Mechanism. At the same time, the report aims to enhance transparency and focuses on groups of cases or independent incidents that have raised public concern. During 2021, the assignment of special duties to enforce­ment agencies aiming at monitoring compliance with the measures against the spread of COVID-19, accounted for a series of complaints concerning violence and arbitrary conduct from the uniformed staff, culminating in the widespread incidents that took place in Nea Smyrni in March. The report makes special refer­ence to the progress of these investigations. You may download the report HERE.