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Dismissal Instead of Protection: What the Paphos Municipality Should Have Done for the Whistleblower

Published February 16, 2026, 12:28

A senior official of the Paphos Municipality is in a legal dispute with the Municipality following her dismissal after she reported corruption to the Anti-Corruption Authority and the Cyprus Police. The official is challenging the dismissal, arguing that the procedures for protecting whistleblowers were not followed. Her legal counsel emphasizes that instead of protecting the whistleblower, a new dismissal was carried out, while the investigations initiated remain pending. The law prohibits retaliation against employees who report violations, however, in this case, the prescribed protection procedures were not applied. The case highlights problems in the implementation of legislation to protect whistleblowers and the effectiveness of investigations into corruption allegations.