Five people were dismissed from the public service last year on the advice of the Public Service Commission.

In its annual report published today, the commission said it had advised dismissal and forfeiture of salary in four cases following a guilty verdict by the court and in a disciplinary case that had been referred to it.

Another civil servant was dismissed by his head of department.

The commission last year made 38 recommendates concerning criminal cases and considered 16 disciplinary cases which were referred to it according to law.

The criminal cases include six cases where the Commission recommended the temporary suspension of the officers concerned; 10 cases where the Commission recommended the lifting of temporary suspension pending any potential penalties that may appropriately be imposed; and seven cases where the officers concerned were not found guilty.

The remaining criminal cases were all served with a penalty.

When also taking into account the disciplinary cases that had been referred to the commission, the total number of cases in which officers were served with a penalty by the Commission amounted to 24.