Phone blocking system for prisons delayed again

A new system deactivating mobile phones in the immediate vicinity of the central prisons will be installed and go operational one-and-a-half years from now, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis told MPs on Thursday.

Hartsiotis was taking part in a session of the House audit committee, discussing the auditor-general’s annual report (for 2022) on the justice ministry.

The discussion covered an array of topics related to law enforcement and the legal system. Queried about the issue of...