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A senior inspector with Greece’s Independent Labor Inspectorate was taken by ambulance to an Athens hospital on Thursday after fainting, following a heated verbal confrontation with Course of Freedom party leader Zoe Konstantopoulou, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said.

According to the minister, the incident occurred during a meeting concerning a complaint filed by a former employee of Konstantopoulou, alleging violations of labour legislation. The senior inspector, who heads a department of the authority, was reportedly hospitalized after suffering what was described as a collapse.

Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis at a press conference presenting the first results of the MedWatch platform, in Athens, Tuesday. (Michalis Papanikolaou/Eurokinissi)

In a post on X, Georgiadis described the case as “tragic,” saying its history had exceeded “every limit and every imagination.”

He traced the dispute back to complaints filed on Feb. 12 and 13, 2026, followed by repeated postponements of hearings and requests by Konstantopoulou for the recusal of inspectors assigned to examine the case.

According to the minister, the proceedings were repeatedly disrupted, with criminal complaints filed against inspectors and subsequent police involvement.

Thursday’s hearing was also interrupted after Konstantopoulou reportedly filed a criminal complaint against the inspector, accusing her of accepting bribes and participating in what she described as a “criminal gang.”

Georgiadis expressed solidarity with the inspector, wishing her a speedy recovery and criticizing what he described as the treatment she had received during her encounter with the Course of Freedom leader.

He also claimed that the employee who filed the original complaint remained without effective protection, as inspectors were reluctant to take over the case, fearing similar confrontations or becoming embroiled in police proceedings.

The dispute has added to the increasingly acrimonious exchanges between Georgiadis and Konstantopoulou, who have repeatedly clashed over political and legal issues, including the handling of the 2023 Tempi train disaster and allegations concerning government officials.