MPs agree need to tackle offensive behaviour on social media
MPs agreed on Wednesday that legal provisions were necessary to tackle offensive behaviour on social media without however curtailing people’s rights. The House legal affairs...
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MPs rubbish police claims their hands were tied in missing persons cases
MPs on Thursday rubbished police claims that their failure to investigate missing person reports that ended up being murders was because the law prohibited them...
MPs to press for more spending on the justice system
Cyprus ranks last in the European Union for state spending on the justice system and MPs will press for that to change, the chairman of...
Authorities mull 10-year sentence for road deaths caused by drink and drug drivers
By Andria Kades A draft bill providing a 10-year sentence for those who cause death by driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is...
Courts swamped with divorce cases
By Andria Kades BETWEEN 800 and 850 divorces – more than two a day – are being filed every year in Cyprus and coupled with...
Heated debate over police promotions
By Angelos Anastasiou A SOMEWHAT ridiculous legal impasse regarding the promotion of senior police officers was the object of heated debate at the House Legal...
Hooligan bill heads for final vote
By George Psyllides LEGISLATION to tackle football-related violence is expected to be put to the vote today, despite disagreement from the main opposition party AKEL,...
MPs start to backtrack on hooligan bill
By Constantinos Psillides STRONG disagreement from football clubs and organised fans are derailing the proposed bill to tackle football hooliganism, which may not now be...
Remand renewed for suspects in teenage abuse
By Constantinos Psillides TWO suspects, including a prominent Larnaca businessman, 57, suspected of sexually exploiting two underage girls will remain in custody for another six...
DISY swings the vote to stop NPL bill
By Angelos Anastasiou PARTIES OPPOSING the bill to protect primary residences from foreclosure pulled a fast one on the legislation’s supporters at committee level on...
MPs ignore Georghadji’s plea
By Angelos Anastasiou THE House Legal Affairs committee has voted to bring a bill protecting the primary residence and small-to-medium business premises from foreclosure to...
New court will cut time for tax appeals by one third
The new administrative court, which is expected to start work in September will cut tax appeal case times by one third, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou...
New court to lighten Supreme case load
By George Psyllides A NEW court that is expected to help speed up the dispensation of justice at a higher level is expected to be...
Cabinet to decide future of econ probe
By Stefanos Evripidou CABINET WILL decide on Friday what to do with the Committee of Inquiry, initially set up to investigate the financial debacle that...