Rape charges dropped against former municipal councilor
The attorney-general’s office has stayed the prosecution of a former municipal councilor and one-time Disy candidate for MP who had been charged with rape. Back...
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Coronavirus: AG’s office examining five cases of church-ban violations
The attorney-general is examining five case files of churches operating during the coronavirus pandemic in violation of restrictive measures, it emerged on Friday. Police chief...
AG won’t prosecute journos over leaked state attorney’s emails
Attorney-general Costas Clerides announced on Tuesday there will be no prosecutions against journalists over the publication of leaked emails belonging to a senior state attorney....
Former MP accuses AG of waiving traffic fines for his friends
By George Psyllides Former Disy MP Andreas Themistocleous, who had his driver’s licence revoked last year over traffic violations, accused Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Thursday...
AG points finger at deputy police chief in leaking probe
Deputy chief of police Andreas Kyriacou appears to have been behind the unauthorised leaking of confidential reports on a foiled assassination attempt and police corruption...
AG says teachers exemptions should be regulated by law
THE issue of teaching-hours exemptions for state educators, which is costing the state millions, must be properly regulated by law, the attorney-general has said. In...
‘Never again,’ president tells Mari mourners on fifth anniversary (Updated) (Photos)
President Nicos Anastasiades apologised again on Monday to the relatives of the 13 victims of the naval base blast in Mari, during a ceremony on...
AG says no re-opening of Mari case despite requests by families for more prosecutions
Attorney-general (AG) Costas Clerides said on Sunday he respects the pain of the relatives of the Mari naval base blast, but that he did not...
AG to decide on police brutality charges
Police on Tuesday said they respect a Nicosia district court decision which acquitted a 28-year-old man who reported he was beaten by officers in 2012...
Iffy bills passed by plenum a real headache, AG says (Updated: parliament responds)
The state Legal Service was racing against time to determine the legality of bills passed by parliament on the last day before it dissolved, Attorney-general...
First cases filed in Laiki probe
The first criminal cases in the collapse of Laiki Bank have been filed, public broadcaster CyBC reported on Monday. The four defendants in the first...
AG rejects claims of delay in economy probe
Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Tuesday rejected claims by MPs that authorities were dragging their feet in investigating the circumstances leading up to last year’s collapse...
Cards stacked when ‘man versus state’
IT MAY ring like a cliché, but the success of litigants more often than not depends on how deep one’s pockets run. In a labyrinthine...
The Man versus the State
When Gavin Jones took legal action over the circumstances of his mother’s death in Paphos General Hospital he was subjected to a litany of administrative...
Cabinet pressing ahead with Mari disciplinary probes
By Poly Pantelides THE CABINET is pushing ahead with disciplinary investigations against officials who participated in discussions on the munitions’ containers stored at a naval...
