Larnaca municipal secretary jailed for corruption (Updated)
Larnaca municipal secretary, Lefteris Empedocles, 57, was sentenced to five years in prison for corruption on Tuesday in connection with taking money to sort out
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Two acquitted, nine remain on trial in waste corruption case
The Nicosia criminal court on Monday acquitted two defendants in the waste management corruption trial but found there is a case against a number of
Our View: Elite resist push for transparency at every turn
IN THE END the visit by the representatives of Greco, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption, did not tell us anything we
Cyprus deficient in applying Greco standards
Cyprus has been deficient in implementing the recommendations of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (Greco) regarding transparency within the judiciary, the
Additional protection for whistleblowers on corruption
An article-by-article discussion was completed on Wednesday on the bill tabled by the finance ministry seeking to provide additional protection measures for those who report
2018: The promised fight against corruption has become a joke
By George Psyllides At the end of 2014, in a piece just like this one, I asked whether it had been the year when the
Bills under preparation to protect whistleblowers
The government is preparing additional legislation to control political lobbying and afford better protection to whistleblowers, measures that will boost the drive to fight corruption
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
Municipal officer facing corruption charges has case to answer
The Larnaca criminal court ruled on Thursday that a Larnaca municipal secretary facing corruption charges has a case to answer. The defendant, Lefteris Empedocles, 57,
Paphos council removes ‘offensive’ corruption sign
Paphos’ municipal council decided on Monday to remove a sign with mayors’ names after certain political parties objected to the fact that two were accompanied
‘Measures needed to stamp out corruption across civil service’
In the wake of the arrests of three officers in connection with people trafficking, police chief Zaharias Chrysostomou said Tuesday it was the first time
Cyprus concedes more needs to be done on Greco recommendations
More needs to be done to implement the recommendations of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (Greco), the state Law Office has
Cyprus has met only two of 16 anti-corruption recommendations, Greco says
Cyprus has satisfactorily implemented only two of the 16 recommendations contained in an evaluation report by the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption
‘Must do better’ over corruption, CoE tells Cyprus
A Council of Europe report on corruption took Cyprus to task on Wednesday for fully implementing only two of its 16 recommendations concerning MPs, judges
Archbishop in Pope crisis says corruption reaches the top
The archbishop who sparked a crisis in the Catholic Church by calling on Pope Francis to resign has denied he was motivated by personal vendetta and said
Netanyahu questioned again in long-running corruption probe
Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuon Friday over what local media said was a case involving the country’s largest telecoms firm, one of three corruption
Nigeria and Ghana could face bans over interference, says Fifa
NIGERIA and Ghana could face international football bans this month over political interference with their football associations, the world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Tuesday
Corruption endemic in the north
Almost nine in 10 businessmen in the north have received bribes or have themselves bribed someone, according to a survey conducted in the north on
Larnaca municipal official’s corruption case opens
The hearing against Larnaca’s municipal secretary began on Monday for corruption charges in relation to €35,000 he allegedly received from a businessman. Lefteris Empedocles, 55,
Focus corruption case ‘back to square one’
The Nicosia criminal court hearing the Focus corruption case decided on Monday that a trial within a trial should be held to determine the admissibility
