Filenews 14 February 2026 - by Michalis Chatzivasilis
The application of the Cyprus Police Association, requesting permission to register an application for the annulment of the decision of the Chief of Police to change the working hours of police officers working with the 12X36 shift system, was rejected yesterday.
The Administrative Court in its decision states that it has not been satisfied with what was put before it, that the specific contested decision of the Chief of Police can be challenged and challenged with the exceptional and privileged jurisdiction of the Privileged Warrants.
Possibly, Judge Ioannidis states, the specific decision of the Chief of Police can be challenged by appealing to the Administrative Court. "However, I do not need to expand or mention anything about when a decision constitutes an enforceable administrative act or an internal administrative measure, which is taken in the interest and needs of an Service," he emphasizes.
The Court also wondered whether the Cyprus Police Association is entitled or has a direct, current, legal interest in seeking judicial remedies regarding the specific decision of the Chief of Police. I note that the well-educated advocate, honestly, admitted that this decision of the Chief of Police does not affect all the members of the above Association, and that another member of the Police, who belongs to a Trade Union (Equality) has already appealed to the Administrative Court.
Finally, the Court notes that it has not identified a court decision annulling, with a Privileged Certiorari Order, a decision of the Chief of Police concerning the regulation of the working hours of the members of the Police, nor the lawyer of the SAK.
