Civil Stiff fines for civil servants who refuse testing, Supreme Court Prosecutor intervenes on anti-vax lawsuits

Interior Minister Makis Voridis announced today the government will impose a 300 euro weekly fine, which will be withheld from their salary, on unvaccinated civil servants who refuse to take the legally mandated COVID-19 tests.

Voridis noted that cumulative fine over a one-month period is tantamount to a full withholding of their entire monthly salary for the vast majority of civil servants. He said implementation of the measure begins this week.

Lawsuits against teachers, doctors, healthcare workers

Meanwhile, as regards a spate of lawsuits - filed against teachers and healthcare workers by deniers of the vaccine or of COVID-19 self-tests, and even masks - Voridis described the legal action as "groundless and meaningless" as there is "a model lawsuit [that is being distributed by and to vaccine and testing deniers] which includes charges of high treason, torture, and criminal organisations".

He said there is a scare campaign being conducted by the plaintiffs and deniers of the existence of COVID-19 and of testing.

Voridis said that those who have been served with these frivolous lawsuits should immediately file a counter-suit against the person suing them so that when warranted the person that sued them can be arrested on the spot, based on the false accusations and slander in the original lawsuit.

The government had previously announced that the state will pay the legal costs of teachers who have been sued.

"One must offer a general direction - I think the Supreme Court Prosecutor has already taken action - that will allow cases of these lawsuits to be immediately dismissed without any examination as patently groundless and false. However, a counter-lawsuit, claiming that one was sued on false grounds...

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