Cyprus: Investigations are underway to report harassment on a channel

It provokes a storm of reactions in the journalistic world, but also in society at large Complaint of a woman for sexual harassment by her boss on the TV station “Sigma”. The investigation of the case which, according to complaintconcerns his period 2020 when the woman was working as journalist at the TV station, with the complainant as his boss, has started collecting statements and data from the Police. The door of the Investigating Authorities will be called to pass in the next few days and the complainant in order to give a statement.

The TV station “Sigma», To which the complainant recently returned as a journalist, states how it handled the case and the reasons that allowed the complainant to return to the channel. He even emphasizes the fact that after the woman complained to the Police, she immediately put the accused journalist in mandatory suspension of work.

Police have already begun investigating the case

In his statements to KYPE, the Press Spokesman of the Police, Christos Andreou, confirmed the journalist’s complaint, noting that Police have already begun investigating the case and has already received a number of deposits. He further added that the suspect is expected to be summoned to testify in the coming days. as well as other persons of the television station.

The announcement of the TV station

The TV station “SigmaIssued a statement stating that as soon as the station became aware of the complaint lodged by the complainantimmediately suspend the journalist, in view of further actions by the investigating authorities in order to clarify the issue “. As he notes, the complaint of the complainant was confirmed by the managing director of the station in a written communication with the Police Headquarters.

In his announcement, “SigmaResponds, among other things, to the actions that took place after the information received by the management of the station, but also how they proceeded to re-hire the journalist. As he states in his announcement “about a year and a half ago came to the notice of the Station Management’s complaint of an employee, who worked as a journalist“, Noting that” the complaint concerned the sending of messages by a fellow journalist, which were considered to exceed the limits of legitimate communication by expressing erotic interest of the writer, something that bothered the complainant. “

«Right away“, He notes,” without delay, the management of the station convened a meeting in the office of the managing director of the station, which was attended by the director of Personnel, the director of News, the consultant of News Programs and the two directly involved, in separate meetings. ” “Sigma” goes on to say that at the meeting the accused journalist dismissed the allegations as malicious, with the Management pointing out that his conduct left no choice but to remove him from the complainant. «Then he “, the station states in its announcement, “he submitted his resignation which the station and immediately accepted. This outcome seemed to satisfy the complainant. About a month later, the journalist left the station for reasons unrelated to the incident. “

As he points out, according to philenews.com “after more than a year, the station proceeded to search for journalists for his current needs and the specific one submitted an application for interest “, to add that” based on the real qualifications of the applicant and since no complaint was pending against him, both by this journalist and by any other woman, his re-recruitment since he acted in his favor and the criterion of non-denunciation but also the presumption of innocence “. In addition, he states that as soon as the station became aware of the submission of the complaint by the complainant against the said journalist, which as he states, which was confirmed by the station’s managing director in a written communication with the Police Headquarters, the Directorate stated “immediately suspend the journalist, in view of further actions by the investigating authorities to clarify the matter».

He concludes that “throughout their long history, both the SIGMA television station and the DIAS Group in general have shown as a matter of principle and in daily practice their unequivocal and irreconcilable respect and sensitivity to the dignity, safety and equal opportunities of their female employees. ». “And in reference to the specific occasion, the station brazenly declares full respect for the current legislation and the police and legal authorities of the stateHe adds.