Our View: Lifting immunity is justified as MPs are not above the law
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Costas Clerides has taken the commendable decision of applying to the Supreme Court for the lifting of the immunity of DISY deputy Andreas Themistocleous,...
Attorney-general Costas Clerides
Police had wanted to prosecute in MP ‘skirt photo’ incident, leaked report shows
By George Psyllides Police investigating an indecent assault complaint filed by a female MP against a colleague who allegedly tried to take an up-skirt photo...
Attorney-general threatens to chase MPs for driving offences
By George Psyllides Attorney-general Costas Clerides warned on Monday that he would be initiating procedures to lift the parliamentary immunity of MPs who violated traffic...
AG appeals ‘Billy’ acquittals
By Evie Andreou Attorney-general Costas Clerides has filed an appeal at the Famagusta district court against the recent acquittal of the two suspects tried and...
Hasikos slams auditor-general’s ‘superstar’ status (Update: adds Neophytou ‘pope’ comment)
Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos said on Sunday he would be consulting with the attorney-general on Monday on the way in which Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides exercises...
AG supports state officials in dodgy student visa affair
By George Psyllides Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Thursday potential irregularities or criminal offences in relation with documents used by Bangladeshi nationals to acquire student...
AG says there can be no exemptions to basic human rights in Cyprus solution
By Angelos Anastasiou At a time when inter-communal talks for the settlement of the Cyprus problem are at an advanced stage, the issue of safeguarding...
Limassol court ends further detention for crash driver
A 48-year-old man who drove into the back of a car killing its driver, 25, in Limassol late last month, has been freed until the...
Authorities deny foot-dragging in economy probe
The police and the justice ministry have hit back at criticism that law enforcement is dragging its feet in investigating the 2013 economic meltdown. Authorities,...
No changes yet to processing student visas
Despite an ongoing police probe into possible criminal offences relating to the granting of a number of student visas, visa applications by Bangladeshi nationals in...
