Our View: The auditor-general is behaving like some petty overlord
Ever since his appointment, auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has been acting as if his position gave him the constitutional right to interfere in all the executives’...
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Auditor-general turns screw on government over airports
The auditor-general as well as opposition lawmakers hauled the government over the coals on Monday, when it emerged that a confidential communication between him and...
Audit boss rails against extended 24/7 use of official limos
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Friday railed against the reinstatement of the rule giving state officials access to a service car for personal use on a...
Two ways auditor general could be reined in
The government on Tuesday had still not shown its hand in dealing with Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides amid rumours that legal action might be taken against...
Swords drawn in rift between auditor-general and government
The government on Monday took the gloves off in its ongoing tussle with auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, accusing him and others of seeking to ‘kill’ major...
‘A litany of potential wrongdoings’
Former interior minister Socratis Hasikos accused the audit service of lending a helping hand to the embattled owner of a slaughterhouse and an animal waste...
Discussion on passports a political show says finance minister
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Monday dismissed as ”a political show” a discussion in parliament about the citizenship-by-investment programme, after the auditor-general rattled off what...
Bishop in standoff with audit boss over illegal goat farm
Goat farm is helping, not harming the environment, cleric says By Elias Hazou During a lively and oftentimes heated debate in parliament on Thursday, it...
Ombudswoman suing audit chief for ‘spreading false news’ about her
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottidou said Thursday she was suing Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides over allegations he has been making about her office’s involvement with a cultural event....
Attorney-general rejects auditor-general’s request to investigate ombudswoman
The attorney-general Costas Clerides has once again rejected the auditor-general’s demand that a criminal investigation be conducted against ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottidou over her refusal to...
