Turkmenistan: Mother of Nine Fired from Children’s Home on False Accusations of Beating Her Charges Gulistan Mammetgeldiyeva of Balkanabat in western Turkmenistan has been trying for two years to get her job back at the children’s home, where she worked for two decades.
She was dismissed in reprisal for making a complaint about the director of the children’s home to the president, the education department and prosecutor’s office.In order to get rid of the unwelcome employee the director arranged an inspection of her work at 4.30 in the morning, filming her on his telephone as she had a rest.
He must have considered this insufficient grounds for dismissal, so when she went on sick leave, he persuaded the children to say that Gulistan beat them.The woman has nine children of her own and has been awarded the honorary title Ene Mahri for raising a large family.
The prosecutor’s office, courts, and local authorities are on the director’s side, and have offered Gulistan other work.She cannot return to her old job, as it has been sold to someone else.