Konstantinos Tsouvalas

Uproar over appointment of police chief who botched Mati fire as public order ministry secretary general

The appointment of former Greek Police chief Konstantinos Tsouvalas to the crucial post of general secretary of the Citizen's Protection Ministry has caused a political maelstrom as he was in charge of police's botched management of the deadly July, 2018 Mati wildfire that claimed over 100 lives.