(Kathimerini) Greece’s top administrative court on Friday rejected as unfounded an appeal by two Muslim religious leaders from northern Greece against their compulsory retirement last year.
The case refers to a law presented by the ministry of education and approved by Parliament in August 2018 which set 67 as the maximum retirement age for the muftis — legal experts who are empowered to give rulings on religious matters — of Western Thrace.
This meant that the then-muftis, 81-year-old Mehmet Emin Sinikoglu and 78-year-old Cemali Meco, had to step down.
They were to be replaced by temporary “observers” which would be appointed by the state for up to three years.
