#Costas Fitiris

The justice minister has banned all pre-election campaign activities at the police, fire brigade and prisons. Costas Fitiris gave clear instructions to the forces, following an Elam candidate’s speech ...

Evidence submitted by journalist Makarios Drousiotis to the police regarding claims he has made regarding a former supreme court judge whom he accuses of rape, and others, will be forwarded ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris is expected to move forward with a proposal for the appointment of independent criminal investigators, as concerns grow over the handling of allegations linked to Makarios ...

Journalist Makarios Drousiotis “has not provided any documented evidence” to substantiate the claims he has made regarding a former supreme court judge whom he accuses of rape, among other things, ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Friday moved to play down the seriousness of the throwing of rocks and explosives across the buffer zone at Turkish Cypriots earlier in the week, ...

Concerns are mounting over proposed changes to Cyprus’ surveillance legislation, particularly efforts to remove judicial oversight as a key safeguard, lawyers said on Monday. The amended bill is expected to ...

Justice minister Costas Fitiris confirmed that he had received a letter on Tuesday from Ioanna Photiou, widely known as Annie Alexui, requesting guidance on how to officially proceed with a ...

Justice minister Costas Fitiris assured on Tuesday that the new central prison will be built on the outskirts of Mathiatis, citing its distance, its status as state land, and the ...

Prevention and preparedness are of critical importance in effectively dealing with fires, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Monday. He was speaking at a joint firefighting exercise at Larnaca Salt ...

A new central prison will be constructed on the outskirts of Mathiatis, following widespread overcrowding at existing facilities, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris confirmed to the House human rights committee on ...

Suspended Paphos mayor, Phedonas Phedonos, will face the first court proceedings on April 2 at the Limassol district court in criminal case involving allegations of rape. The case, relating to incidents ...

Cyprus will establish an independent coast guard headquartered at the naval base in Mari following cabinet approval on Tuesday. The proposal, presented by Justice Minister Costas Fitiris, sets out a ...

Instructions have been issued for the criminal prosecution of suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos in connection with an alleged rape case, according to information reported on Monday evening. As first ...

Justice minister Costas Fitiris and deputy migration minister Nicholas Ioannides on Friday called for unified draft legislation to protect the rights of vulnerable adults across the EU during a meeting ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris has said authorities are focusing their efforts on dismantling the leadership of organised crime groups, stressing that law enforcement knows who they are and is applying ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Friday extended an olive branch to social media personality Ioanna Photiou, who is better known by her alias ‘Annie Alexui’, saying that there are “ways ...

The legal service and the police are seeking legally sound mechanisms to obtain a formal statement from Ioanna Photiou, widely known on social media as Annie Alexui, over serious public ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris affirmed on Wednesday that developments are underway regarding allegations made publicly by Annie Alexui, stressing that any investigation must proceed through formal channels rather than by ...

Social media personality Annie Alexui on Tuesday publicly called on justice minister Costas Fitiris to contact her, claiming she holds video recordings and other material alleging corruption and misconduct within ...

The Republic of Cyprus is obliged to agree to transfer Israeli prisoner Simon Aykut to the country of which he holds citizenship to serve out the remainder of his sentence, ...

Questions over selective scrutiny within the justice system intensified on Monday, as lawyer Simos Angelides publicly lambasted the police’s handling of social media personality Annie Alexui’s allegations, contrasting ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris rejected claims that he threatened the Isotita union spokesman, Nikos Loizides, in a phone call last week with his union’s president, Prodromos Christofis. Speaking during ...

Tackling organised crime will be a central priority of Cyprus’s EU council presidency, justice minister Costas Fitiris told the European Parliament on Tuesday, warning that criminal networks are evolving ...

France has “many expectations” for Cyprus’ six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, the country’s minister delegate for internal affairs Marie-Pierre ...