Following the complaint filed on Monday, 20 June 2022, by the Director of the Prisons Department Ms Anna Aristotelous and the Senior Prisons Officer Ms Athena Demetriou, and the appointment, on behalf of the Attorney General of the Republic, of Mr. Achilleas Aimilianides as an independent criminal investigator, the Minister of Justice and Public Order Ms. Stefi Drakou, acting on the basis of the relevant Regulations, personally informed the Senior Police Officer of her intention to suspend him, giving him the right to take a position before making her final decision, as provided for by the principles of natural justice and jurisprudence.
The Senior Officer requested and was given until no later than Wednesday to consult with his legal advisors before responding.
(BG/EHR)
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