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Acceleration of Alien Convict Deportations Discussed at Ministry of Justice Meeting

Published March 10, 2026, 17:05
Acceleration of Alien Convict Deportations Discussed at Ministry of Justice Meeting

A meeting was held at the Ministry of Justice to accelerate the procedures for the deportation of foreign convicts. The meeting, chaired by the Minister of Justice, Kostas Fytiris, was attended by representatives from the Deputy Ministry of Migration, the Police, the Department of Civil Registry and Migration, the Department of Prisons, and relevant officials from the Ministry. Ways to manage deportation cases more effectively were discussed, as well as the possibility of transferring convicts to their countries of origin to complete their sentences. The meeting is part of the coordinated efforts of the state to decongest the Central Prisons and manage foreign convicts more effectively.