KCC 989/2011
This case involved whether the Deputy Minister had administrative power to issue a decision which suspended an employee and referred them to the office of public prosecution for insulting a person.
Background
The documents of the case revealed that the deputy Minister of Justice had referred the appellant to the office of public prosecution for violations which related to insulting a person.
Decision
The court said that deputy minister had issued a decision by which he suspended the appellant from work for three months until the investigation was finished. The court said that the suspension period had then been renewed and half of the appellant's salary was deducted. The court said that the court dismissed the appealed ruling that dismissed the mentioned decision. The court said that the appellant's defence that the mentioned decision was issued by an irrelevant party is irrelevant. The court said that the deputy minister had the authorization to take decisions on the Minster's behalf according the latter's Decision No. 297/2008.
The court dismissed the appeal.