Post office boss ‘demanded cash to return wallet’

THE head of a Nicosia post office is facing suspension after he allegedly asked a customer who had left his wallet at the branch for money in order to return it to him, reports said yesterday.

The Communications Ministry is understood to have requested the suspension of the head, who allegedly asked for a percentage of the money in the wallet in order to return it.

The customer had apparently forgotten the wallet, which was full of cash, together with a bag containing various other items.

The Director of the Postal Services Department Vassos Vassiliou yesterday confirmed they were looking into the alleged incident, but did not comment any further on the issue.

Communications Minister Averoff Neophytou has ordered all necessary actions to be taken in the investigation of the issue, reports said.

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