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Investigation uncovers ‘alarming evidence’ of police corruption

FORMER STAFFJanuary 11, 2017

By FORMER STAFFJanuary 11, 20178 319

The 84-page report on corruption in the police force, prepared by three independent criminal investigators over five months, contains alarming evidence, Attorney-General Costas Clerides said...

Opinion Our View

Our View: Both sides are kind of right in CCB battle

CM: Our ViewNovember 9, 2016November 9, 2016

By CM: Our ViewNovember 9, 2016November 9, 20162 100

Attorney-General Costas Clerides should have thought twice before issuing an announcement publicly accusing Finance Minister Harris Georgiades of showing contempt for the opinion of the...

Cyprus

Economic crisis has pushed Legal Service to its limits says attorney-general

George PsyllidesNovember 2, 2016

By George PsyllidesNovember 2, 20162 97

The state Legal Service is probably going through the most difficult time in its history, Attorney-General Costas Clerides said on Wednesday, as it has to...

Crime Cyprus

Close cooperation between Russian and Cyprus over extraditions

Annette ChrysostomouOctober 17, 2016November 29, 2016

By Annette ChrysostomouOctober 17, 2016November 29, 20165 151

The cooperation between Cyprus and Russia on issues of extradition and legal assistance was discussed between Attorney-General Costas Clerides and his Russian counterpart Chaika Yuri...

Cyprus

Vgenopoulos to be questioned in Athens next week

Evie AndreouJune 13, 2016

By Evie AndreouJune 13, 20164 159

The head of Marfin Investment Group (MIG) and former Laiki Bank boss Andreas Vgenopoulos will be questioned by Greek authorities next week, following a request...

Cyprus

Government to send two laws back to the House

FORMER STAFFApril 25, 2016

By FORMER STAFFApril 25, 20165 152

The government is to refer two laws, among the 60 voted by the last plenum before its dissolution, back to the House of Representatives ahead...

Opinion Our View

Our View: No surprise that deputies do a sloppy job

CM: Our ViewApril 21, 2016November 3, 2016

By CM: Our ViewApril 21, 2016November 3, 201615 123

ATTORNEY-GENERAL Costas Clerides had another go at the legislature over the laws it had approved in its last session. It was the second time in...

Cyprus

Attorney-general unimpressed with progress on bill governing strikes

George PsyllidesApril 11, 2016April 11, 2016

By George PsyllidesApril 11, 2016April 11, 20160103

Attorney-general Costas Clerides walked out of a discussion in parliament on regulating strikes in essential services, telling MPs to agree first on the text of...

Cyprus

Attorney-general launches probe into 2008 helicopter purchase (Updated, adds background)

George PsyllidesMarch 30, 2016March 30, 2016

By George PsyllidesMarch 30, 2016March 30, 201610 134

The attorney-general has ordered a criminal investigation into the procurement in 2007 and 2008 of five helicopters for the police and the army at a...

Cyprus

AG to probe whether Georghadji withheld information in helicopter purchase

FORMER STAFFMarch 16, 2016March 16, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMarch 16, 2016March 16, 201612 124

The Legal Service will investigate whether former Auditor-general Chrystalla Georghadji withheld information from parliament, which is a prosecutable offence, during discussions for the purchase of...

Cyprus

‘Silent’ Georghadji met police investigators as part of economy probe, AG says

Andria KadesMarch 5, 2016March 5, 2016

By Andria KadesMarch 5, 2016March 5, 201639 118

Central Bank (CBC) Governor Chrystalla Georghadji met with police investigators probing into the collapse of the country’s banking system on Thursday, Attorney-general Costas Clerides has...

Cyprus

MPs ‘racing’ to pass parliamentary immunity bill

Evie AndreouMarch 4, 2016March 16, 2016

By Evie AndreouMarch 4, 2016March 16, 201616 111

MPs will “race against time” to have the bill to amend legislation concerning their parliamentary immunity passed before the dissolution of the legislative body ahead...

Cyprus

Vgenopoulos questions re-opening of case in Greece

FORMER STAFFMarch 2, 2016March 2, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMarch 2, 2016March 2, 20164 137

By Angelos Anastasiou The decision of the president of the Supreme Court of Greece to revisit an investigation that cleared Andreas Vgenopoulos of any suspicion...

Crime Cyprus

AG: the era of impunity is coming to an end (Update 2 adds quotes)

Staff ReporterFebruary 28, 2016November 29, 2016

By Staff ReporterFebruary 28, 2016November 29, 201620 160

The extent of corruption in public life and the areas in which it was revealed in recent years, is greater than previously thought, according to...

Cyprus

Government trying to ‘water down’ wealth declarations list

Elias HazouFebruary 18, 2016February 17, 2016

By Elias HazouFebruary 18, 2016February 17, 201611 150

Members of the House legal affairs committee on Wednesday accused the government of seeking to water down a bill regulating the submission of state officials’...

Cyprus

European arrest warrants issued for former Laiki officials

Staff ReporterFebruary 17, 2016

By Staff ReporterFebruary 17, 201621 121

European arrest warrants were issued on Wednesday for former Laiki Bank board members Efthimios Bouloutas and Markos Foros, who failed to appear before court on Monday at...

Cyprus

Speeding MP’s case raises constitutional issues

George PsyllidesFebruary 11, 2016February 10, 2016

By George PsyllidesFebruary 11, 2016February 10, 201625 116

THE Supreme Court’s decision to allow the prosecution of DISY MP Andreas Themistocleous for traffic offences has raised the issue of the broad protection afforded...

Cyprus

Greek courts reject Vgenopoulos appeal (Updated)

FORMER STAFFFebruary 4, 2016February 4, 2016

By FORMER STAFFFebruary 4, 2016February 4, 201614 138

The Greek court of appeals has rubberstamped a request by the Cypriot Justice ministry for the questioning of former Laiki Bank boss Andreas Vgenopoulos, Attorney-general...

Cyprus

AKEL MPs say nothing to hide in Focus affair (Updated: adds AG comment)

Elias HazouJanuary 28, 2016February 9, 2016

By Elias HazouJanuary 28, 2016February 9, 20168 150

By Elias Hazou Two AKEL MPs who sat on the fundraising committee for their party’s candidate in the 2008 presidential elections sought on Thursday to...

Cyprus

AKEL feels vindicated, DISY says it came clean a long time ago (updated)

George PsyllidesJanuary 27, 2016February 9, 2016

By George PsyllidesJanuary 27, 2016February 9, 201615 128

By George Psyllides AKEL claimed on Wednesday it had been vindicated by the attorney-general’s report on alleged party donations from Focus Maritime since accusations that...