71 officials and ex-officials from the Correctional Service Agency were given recognition for their long and efficient services.
Out of 72 officials, 44 were given an 18 year service medal, with 51 receiving a 25 year clasp for their service and 6 others receiving a clasp for 30 years of service.
The recognition was administered by Minister for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms and Equality Byron Camilleri in the presence of the Correctional Service Agency Chief Executive Christopher Siegersma in the Kordin Correctional Facility on Monday.
In his speech, the Minister said that work with the agency is not just any job, but a vocation which can give satisfaction unlike any other possible in any other line of work.
The Chief Executive said that the prisons are not facilities which simply bring in criminals, but an opportunity for reform and rehabilitation so that they can join society and contribute.
The Minister was informed that among the persons given the medal was someone who was undergoing court procedures. He gave the order so that the name is removed from the list published on the Government Gazette, with the nomination being suspended pending court procedures.
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