#golden passports

This year was one of the most charged for justice in Cyprus, with 13 large and complex cases occupying Cyprus courts, from the deaths of minors to corruption scandals, property usurpation ...

The criminal court trial of former transport minister Marios Demetriades, seven other individuals and two companies, over the issuance of Cypriot passports to foreign nationals, was postponed on Friday until ...

Cyprus’ most significant corruption trial in decades reached its final stage on Wednesday, with the criminal court reserving its verdict for February 17, 2026, in the case against former house president Demetris ...

The attorney for one of the defendants in the ‘golden passports’ trial told the court on Tuesday that his client should be acquitted of all charges, while accusing prosecutors of ...

The prosecution in the ‘golden passports’ trial called on the court on Monday to deliver a guilty verdict on the two defendants facing charges of corruption and defrauding the state. ...

The cabinet has been stripped of the authority to grant citizenship to foreign investors, under a law passed on Thursday during the last regular session of the House plenary this ...

There was no testimony linking the granting of citizenships with donations made to Disy, concluded the independent authority against corruption after its investigation of accusations made by Akel deputy Christos ...

No testimony has linked the golden passports of specific individuals with contributions to Disy, the independent authority against corruption said on Thursday. The authority had investigated complaints made by Akel ...

The House interior affairs committee on Thursday discussed a government bill to repeal the legislation which allows for Cypriot passports to be granted to foreign investors, thus removing the provisions ...

The attorney for one of the defendants in the ‘golden passports’ trial argued in court on Monday that one of the charges should be dropped, as it constitutes “abuse of ...

The trial of ten people and companies, including former transport minister Marios Demetriades, in connection with the issuance of Cypriot passports to foreign nationals was adjourned for three months by ...

Former House president Demetris Syllouris will not take the stand in the ongoing golden passports trial against him, his lawyer Chris Triantafyllides told the Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday. Instead, ...

Investigations into the heavily criticised and now defunct citizenship-by-investment programme, also known as the golden passport scheme, remain difficult, as authorities struggle with complicated case files and limited cooperation from ...

The appeal of a Chinese holder of a ‘golden passport’, who objected against the cabinet’s decision to revoke his acquired Cypriot citizenship, has been rejected, the administrative court announced ...

Defence attorneys in the ‘golden passports’ trial on Monday sought again to demonstrate that throughout the years the cabinet had total discretion on which naturalisation applications to recommend, seeking to ...

Between 2008 and 2017, a total of 7,500 individuals obtained Cypriot citizenship through the investment programme, with the cabinet first becoming involved in 2021, a senior officer told the Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday. ...

The trial of the two former MPs facing criminal charges over a report by Al Jazeera into the alleged illegal naturalisations of people as citizens of the Republic of Cyprus, ...

The European Court of Justice on Tuesday said Malta needs to end its golden passport programme that allows wealthy foreigners to buy citizenship, as it is an infringement of EU ...

Nicosia’s criminal court decided on Monday to postpone the Al Jazeera case till April 3, after the prosecution failed to present emails as evidence due to a technical problem. Former ...

The trial concerning the high-profile ‘golden passport’ case involving former transport minister Marios Demetriades and several others has been postponed until April 25, the Nicosia Criminal Court ruled on Tuesday. The ...

A USB storage device containing content extracted from the mobile phone of former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis was the main topic of discussion at Friday’s hearing of the court ...

Metadata from photographs and videos taken on former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis’ mobile phone was the focus in Monday’s hearing of the court case regarding the three people facing ...

The trial of three people linked to the issuing of illegal naturalisations in an Al Jazeera report was postponed on Monday until Friday. The delay was to give time for ...

Nicosia criminal court on Monday agreed to hear by videoconference the testimony of a key prosecution witness in the ongoing trial relating to Cyprus’ now-defunct citizenship-by-investment programme. In the case ...