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Solution to the problem of prison overcrowding by the Council of Ministers by exempting prison guards from government examinations
The first of a series of measures to tackle the issue of prison overcrowding was implemented yesterday by a decision of the Council of Ministers.
At yesterday's meeting of the body, and following a recommendation by the Minister of Justice and Public Order, Ms Anna Koukkidi-Prokopiou, to the Ministry of Finance, it was decided to exempt prison guards from the requirement of passing a government examination during the recruitment process.
According to the decision of the Council of Ministers, candidates for the recruitment of prison guards will now attend a special examination.
The exemption from government examinations was a long-standing demand of prison guards and had been raised, among other requests, at the recent meeting of the Minister of Justice with a delegation of the Prison Staff Branch of PASYDY.
By granting the request, it is expected that the recruitment process for prison guards will be facilitated and the problem of staffing to meet service needs in prisons will be resolved.
(MB/SX)
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