Despite public outrage, the City Constabulary is standing by its decision to fire three female ranks for becoming pregnant and its Superintendent of Training yesterday warned that a review would lead to “a maternity ward running the constabulary.”
The women were issued dismissal letters that stated that their pregnancies were a violation of a department policy that prohibits female constabulary officers from becoming pregnant during the first two years of their service, which is a mandatory probation period.
The policy runs contrary to provisions in the constitution and the Prevention of Discrimination Act, which safeguard against discrimination on the basis of pregnancy. In response, Junior Social Protection Minister Simona Broomes yesterday said that she
