Criminal court reopens Laiki case
The Laiki trial took another twist on Tuesday after the Nicosia criminal court – which was expected to announce its verdict on the day –...
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Parents in dead baby case plead not guilty
The parents of a three-month-old baby who died from severe head injuries in February, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges concerning causing death through...
Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape – lawyer
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of rape and sexual assault in the first cases involving the disgraced producer to be tested...
Myanmar advisory panel chief: can’t interfere in reporter case
Myanmar’s panel of international advisers on Rohingya issues will not get involved in the case of two Reuters journalists charged with violating the Official Secrets...
Arrest warrants in Laiki case suspended
The Nicosia district court on Thursday suspended the execution of arrest warrants against two former bankers who failed to appear before a Cypriot court in...
Sham marriage suspects plead not guilty
Five men from Bangladesh and four women from Bulgaria pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges relating to sham marriages that allegedly took place in...
Corruption charges against former CBC governor made public
Former Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Christodoulou and several other defendants face 29 charges in connection with a €1m transfer allegedly paid...
Sunbed scammers mitigation hearing delayed
Larnaca court has given lawyers representing seven Paralimni municipality workers found guilty last month of pocketing tens of thousands of euros in takings for sunbeds...
Nazi death squad member wins Canada court victory, set to stay
A 92-year-old man who has confessed to being a former member of a Nazi death squad won a court victory on Thursday against Canada, boosting...
Paphos council in court over demolished wall
THE entire Paphos council, along with the mayor, were formally charged at the Nicosia court on Monday on 29 counts relating to the destruction...
IMF’s Lagarde seeks second term in shadow of court case
By Michel Rose and Andrew Callus Christine Lagarde launched her campaign for a second term as managing director of the International Monetary Fund on Friday...
Former Laiki boss Vgenopoulos refuses to answer questions
By Angelos Anastasiou Greek financier Andreas Vgenopoulos, former boss of failed Laiki Bank, and his right-hand man Efthimios Bouloutas have refused to answer investigators’ inquiries...
Suspended sentence for elderly man who hired maid illegally
AN 82-YEAR-OLD man has been handed a two month prison sentence, suspended for three years, by Paphos district court for illegally hiring a foreign maid....
Nicosia court rejects pre-trial motion in BOC case
THE NICOSIA Criminal Court on Wednesday rejected a pre-trial motion raised by the defence in the trial of five former Bank of Cyprus officials, and...
Defence pressures police in Aristo case
By Constantinos Psillides THE TRIAL of Aristo Developers founder Theodoros Aristodemou, his wife Roula, draftsman Christos Solomonides, and former Paphos municipal engineer Savvakis Savva continued...
Former Central Bank chief jeered in bond-sale court case
By Elias Hazou BONDHOLDERS who lost money with ex Laiki Bank again heckled former Central Bank chief Athanasios Orphanides as he reappeared in court on...
Paphos court says ex-Laiki bondholder’s plea insufficient
By George Psyllides THE Paphos district court on Friday ordered a plaintiff in a bank bond case against former Laiki Bank strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos to...
