AG plays down further golden passport trials
The attorney-general on Tuesday suggested the public should manage their expectations regarding new prosecutions in relation to the ‘golden passports’ affair, where to date just...
Giorgos Savvides
Anti-corruption authority to prioritise audit service complaints
The island’s independent anti-corruption authority on Wednesday decided to prioritise the investigation of audit office complaints that concern two very important institutions. Following an extraordinary...
Limits of free speech being overstepped says AG
The audit service is engaging in character assassination and overstepping the limits of free speech, Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides said on Tuesday, as the two offices...
Cyprus credibility being judged abroad says AG
Cyprus must be cautious on the matter of sanctions as the country’s credibility is being judged abroad, Attorney General Georgios Savvides told reporters on Tuesday....
Auditor general steps up attack on AG over conscripts
The row between the attorney general and auditor general heated up on Friday as the two are locked in a fundamental disagreement over their respective...
No unemployment benefits for former bank employees, says attorney-general
No unemployment benefit will be given to the 1,000 former bank employees who left their jobs on a voluntary retirement scheme with some collecting up...
Cyprus fully respects privacy of communications AG says ahead of spyware investigation
Cyprus fully respects the privacy of communications, the attorney-general said on Tuesday, a day ahead of a scheduled meeting with a visiting delegation of the...
Case closed, says legal service over allegations Cypriots implicated in prostitution ring
The attorney-general’s office has rejected claims made by Greek activist Ilias Gkionis that implicated Cyprus or Cypriot nationals in a prostitution ring and subsequently codified...
Unit coordinating investigating corruption holds first meeting
A newly established unit coordinating the investigation of corruption cases convened for the first time on Thursday, with attorney-general Giorgos Savvides stressing that the department...
Justice system faces collapse, supreme court warns
The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned that the justice system faces imminent collapse unless a reform drive goes through now as a broad meeting of...
