The Ministry of Justice of Greece threatens robbers with assault rifles.

The Ministry of Justice of Greece proposed to introduce life imprisonment for criminals using Kalashnikov machine guns or other heavy weapons for robbery or other crimes.

About this, as RIA Novosti reports, the site of the newspaper Ethnos said on Monday.

In recent months, in Greece, the gangs and individual criminals are increasingly using machines for raids on banks, gas stations and shops. In December, the bandits robbed a gas station located next to the police station in one of the suburbs of Athens, and the police were fired from the Kalashnikovs.

The ministry intends to submit amendments to the legislation to the parliament in the near future.

Recall, in 2011 - 2012 In Greece, in the context of the economic crisis, cases of serious crimes, including robberies of banks, gas stations, shops, hotels, temples and monasteries, have become more frequent.