Culture ministry employees criticise Mendoni over disciplinary threat

The union representing employees at the Culture Ministry on Wednesday lamented Minister Lina Mendoni's decision to take disciplinary action against two colleagues who called the police to report the presence of minors at two screenings of fantasy thriller "Joker" last weekend.

The controversial incidents took place at a movie theater that was screening the Hollywood blockbuster in a mall in the northern suburb of Maroussi on Saturday, where eight children and their parents were brought in for questioning, and at a downtown Athens cinema on Sunday, involving seven children.

"Every attempt to target employees of the ministry and every threat of 'disciplinary measures' must stop," the union said in a press release.

"Employees implement current laws and laws are the responsibility of the political leaders who propose them," it added and condemned the entry of...

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