Justice ministry defends dismissal of prison guard

The dismissal of prison guard Giorgos Maltezos does not concern trade unionism, but was based exclusively on the findings of the disciplinary procedure and the evaluation of all the evidence put before the minister, the ministry of justice said on Sunday.

The ministry was reacting to a statement made the previous day by Akel, which had said the dismissal raised serious questions of “respect of trade union freedoms in our country”....