Press reports ridiculing new positions for contract soldiers to cover specific needs can only cause damage to issues pertaining to state security, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Monday.
Speaking before a cabinet meeting, Palmas dismissed the press reports as being “malicious” and nowhere near the truth and said he was “intensely disgruntled”.
A daily newspaper, he said, has been reporting over the past few days on National Guard staffing, including the new positions of contract soldiers for the Cyprus Intelligence Service (KYP) or the presidential plane and whether they are qualified to be there.
“It is a fact that there are quite a few vacant positions for contract soldiers.
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