Ministry security stepped up after break-in

By a Staff Reporter

THE CABINET yesterday decided to employ additional security personnel for the island’s Ministries in response to a request from Justice Minister Doros Theodorou for increased protection of Ministry buildings on Tuesday.

The decision follows the theft of a safe containing £1,500 from the Education Ministry last Sunday. The incident was one of several safe robberies last weekend during which three safe-boxes containing around £11, 000 were stolen from three different locations.

Speaking after the new measures were announced, government spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said the decision was made based on the importance the Ministries attached to confidentiality and the safeguarding of classified documents.

“The necessary measures to guard the Ministries are now being taken,” he added.

According to reports, the Police Security Committee has already prepared a study regarding the 24-hour surveillance of Ministry buildings, with security guards, CCTV cameras and security lighting.

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