Two people, one special constable, charged with bribery and corruption
A special constable serving in Paphos entered a not-guilty plea on Thursday in connection with taking money from a suspect to warn him of any...
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TV station owner claims he bribed broadcasting officials, probe underway
Police on Thursday said they were investigating a report that a television station owner had been bribing two officials from the radio and television authority...
People living in the north see widespread corruption – survey
A vast majority, 89 per cent, of people in the north perceive that bribery and corruption exist there, while 56 per cent think the situation...
Greek parliament to probe politicians in alleged Novartis bribery case
Greece’s parliament voted early on Thursday to set up a committee that will investigate politicians, including former prime ministers, over allegations of bribery by the...
Ex-civil servant jailed for demanding €200,000 bribe
A 65-year-old former civil servant was sentenced to seven months in prison for corruption after being found guilty for demanding €200,000 in kickbacks from a...
Lillikas backs away from ‘buyout’ claims
Presidential candidate Giorgos Lillikas sought on Thursday to dial down his allegations that someone tried to buy him off so that he’d pull out of...
State prosecutor insists Zolotas trial must stay unchanged
The state prosecution in the Focus trial on Wednesday asked the court to reject the defence’s motion that Greek businessman Michalis Zolotas should be tried...
Greek businessman in Laiki case seeks separate trial
Defence lawyers representing a Greek businessman implicated in the alleged €1m bribery of former Central Bank governor Christodoulos Christodoulou on Monday requested him be tried...
Anonymous tip-off reveals bribery of ENT doctors
Police are investigating an anonymous letter filed with the Audit Service claiming that several ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors were bribed on a regular...
Mayor puts onus on public to speak out against corruption
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos urged people on Monday to speak out against corruption, as the rumour mill went in overdrive during the weekend after he...
Sentence this week for bribe-taking ENT doctor (Updated)
The Nicosia criminal court on Friday will sentence Vasken Shahbenderian, a doctor at the Nicosia general hospital’s ear, nose, and throat clinic found guilty...
Four in five Cypriot managers see bribery, corruption widespread
The accounting firm EY (Ernst & Young) said that 81 per cent of interviewed Cypriot managers said that they consider bribery and corruption to be...
Former Helector boss pleads for leniency in bribery trial (Updated)
The Nicosia criminal court will announce the sentence of former director of Greek-owned waste-management company Helector Cyprus Demetris Giannakopoulos on Friday, after he pleaded...
Corrupted doctor a shame to his profession, court says (Updated)
The Nicosia Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced the head of the capital’s general hospital’s ear, nose, and throat clinic, Yiannakis Kyamides, 61, to two and...
The price of doing business
Alexandra Wrage The cost of corruption goes well beyond a few bucks changing hands. A bribe may land a contract but the practice makes the...
Former municipal councillor cops to tax dodging but not bribery
Although he left some revenues out of his tax returns, he was never bribed, former Paphos municipal councillor Giorgos Michaelides told the court on Wednesday....
Contract doctor at Nicosia general arrested in ongoing health sector probe
Police on Monday arrested a contract neurosurgeon at Nicosia general hospital in connection with 10 alleged bribery related offences that took place in February this...
Further investigations into state health bribery cases
The health ministry said on Wednesday it is investigating more cases of corruption in the state health sector. The ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki confirmed...
Appeal to pass ‘dirty contractors’ bill
By Elias Hazou Seven construction companies implicated in the ongoing Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) corruption trial and whose officers have admitted to bribing officials in...
UN audit identifies serious lapses linked to alleged bribery
By Louis Charbonneau, Nate Raymond and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, April 3 (Reuters Exclusive) – The United Nations’ internal investigations office has uncovered serious lapses...