The ‘Sandy affair’ will not impact an ongoing investigation into other claims made by journalist Makarios Drousiotis, the anti-corruption authority said on Monday, as reports surfaced that yet another photograph provided by ‘Sandy’ turned out to be lifted from the internet.

Head of the anti-corruption authority Harris Poyadjis said the claims swirling around ‘Sandy’ will “in no case” affect their probe into Drousiotis’ book Mafia State.

That investigation, launched after the publication of the book, examines allegations of systemic corruption and abuse of power, including claims involving former president Nicos Anastasiades, who has denied wrongdoing and pursued legal action against Drousiotis.

The case has drawn intense public attention, with more than 100 witnesses heard and hundreds of pieces of evidence gathered over two years.

Speaking to Phileleftheros, Poyadjis said the report into Mafia State would be delivered by the end of the month.

The report is being compiled by a team of four legal experts. As the final dossier is expected to be voluminous, it would take the anti-corruption body about a month to review it and issue its findings.

Poyadjis clarified that they won’t be publishing the report in full – only their conclusions after they’ve reviewed the dossier.

If any criminal wrongdoing is established, the anti-corruption authority will relay these points to the attorney-general’s office.

Meantime, regarding the ‘Sandy affair’, on Monday it transpired that another photo provided by the woman known as ‘Sandy’ was taken from the social media account of another person.

‘Sandy’ is the person at the centre of the allegations, published by Drousiotis. She claims to have been raped by former Supreme Court judge Michalakis Christodoulou.

Christodoulou has since given a statement to police. While acknowledging having been acquainted with the woman, he has denied the sexual misconduct allegations.

According to Phileleftheros, authorities discovered problems with another photo provided by ‘Sandy’ as part of a series of screenshots of text messages.

In this case, the photo depicts a young woman posing in front of a red Porsche.

The text message from ‘Sandy’ to another person reads: “Look at the car. It’s the car which Michalis [Christodoulou] had when we were in France. Look at the license plate numbers. I was there too! This time…he won’t get away with it.”

The newspaper said that ‘Sandy’ claimed that she had spent time in Nice in a house owned by Christodoulou.

However, inspection of the photograph revealed that the picture was taken in Monaco, in 2010.

It turns out the photo shows a young Cypriot woman posing in front of the Porsche, while on a trip to Monaco with her father. Police tracked down the young woman. During her deposition, she produced the original photograph of the Porsche.