LJUBLJANA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Slovenian government decided Tuesday to mobilize auxiliary police until the end of this year, aiming to bolster security after a 48-year-old man was killed in an attack allegedly involving a member of the Roma community in Novo Mesto.
Authorities did not say how many auxiliary officers were deployed, only that they would focus on "areas where members of multiethnic communities live."
Thousands gathered in the city center on Tuesday during an emergency city council session attended by Prime Minister Robert Golob. The demonstrators protested against the worsening security situation, calling for better regulation of those undereducated and unemployed individuals who rely on state welfare support but pose risks to the public.
Prime Minister Robert Golob pledged stronger security measures and improved social inclusion policies.
On Saturday night, the young man beat the man to death in front of a club in Novo Mesto in the southeast of the country, intensifying many citizens' concerns about security problems. Novo Mesto Mayor Gregor Macedoni told the city council that Slovenia could no longer afford to tolerate individuals with numerous unpaid penalties continuing to move freely in public.
Following the violent attack, Interior Minister Bostjan Poklukar and Justice Minister Andreja Katic resigned amid political fallout ahead of March's general election. ■