The security guard in Rijeka was attacked by a man who wanted to enter the social welfare centre just before its closing on Thursday. After the guard inquired about the purpose of his visit, the man hit her twice in the shoulder and walked away.
The centre’s head, Karlo Balenović, said the man wore sunglasses and a face mask and was difficult to identify but police are investigating the incident and checking surveillance camera footage.
The Croatian Security Association – Professional Security Chamber said attacks on security guards happen as they perform their duties in line with legal regulations and the authority vested in them by the state, protecting persons and properties, public areas and state institutions, financial institutions, and shopping malls.
It called on the competent institutions to act proactively and start treating treating attacks on security guards as attacks on persons executing the state’s public authorities and adequately punish the perpetrators to discourage repeat offenders.
The association notes that more than 15,000 security guards do their job responsibly on a daily basis, working in 12-hour shifts, frequently for a minimum pay while being exposed daily to stressful situations that require prompt reaction, including and particularly in the context of compliance with current epidemiological rules.
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