South Africa to grant Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity
South Africa is planning to grant diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe, allowing her to return to Harare and avoid prosecution for the...
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Turkey grants immunity to security forces fighting militants
Turkey’s parliament has granted immunity from prosecution to members of the armed forces conducting counter-terrorism operations as security forces battle Kurdish militants in fighting that...
Speeding MP case postponed for later in the week
The hearing for DISY MP Andreas Themistocleous’ traffic violations was postponed on Monday until the end of the week by the Nicosia district court. After...
Speeding MP’s case raises constitutional issues
THE Supreme Court’s decision to allow the prosecution of DISY MP Andreas Themistocleous for traffic offences has raised the issue of the broad protection afforded...
Supreme Court lifts MP’s parliamentary immunity (Updated)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted the parliamentary immunity of DISY MP Andreas Themistocleous so that he could be tried for speeding offences. The application...
Our View: Lifting immunity is justified as MPs are not above the law
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Costas Clerides has taken the commendable decision of applying to the Supreme Court for the lifting of the immunity of DISY deputy Andreas Themistocleous,...
Our View: About time AG took deputies to task
THE SYSTEMATIC abuse of parliamentary immunity by our deputies appears to have become a major concern for Attorney-general Costas Clerides and not before time. Speaking...
Former Paphos mayor denies corruption allegations (updated)
By Constantinos Psillides EDEK MP Feidias Sarikas dismissed all corruption allegations regarding the Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) on Tuesday over the course of five-hours of...
Sarikas immunity hearing adjourned (Update)
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to postpone its ruling on lifting the parliamentary immunity of EDEK MP Fidias Sarikas for February 9. The former...
Mouth wide shut as Sarikas dithers on lifting immunity
By Elias Hazou EDEK MP and former Paphos mayor Fidias Sarikas appeared to change tack yesterday when he opposed a motion by the Attorney-general to...
Sarikas does U-turn on immunity waiver
After asking the attorney-general to lift his parliamentary immunity to prove his innocence of allegations levelled at him in the Paphos Sewerage Board scandal, lawyers...
Authorities to request MP’s immunity lifted
The attorney-general was expected on Tuesday to ask the Supreme Court to lift an EDEK MP’s immunity so that he can be questioned in connection...
Sarikas asks for his immunity to be lifted
By Constantinos Psillides EDEK MP Fidias Sarikas has officially requested his parliamentary immunity be lifted so he can be a part of the investigation into...
MPs willing to have immunity lifted
By Evie Andreou THE Legal Services are considering the possibility of lifting the parliamentary immunity two deputies implicated in the Paphos sewerage board’s financial irregularities...
‘Justice minister tried to protect CyTA suspects’
By George Psyllides INTERIOR Minister Socratis Hasikos had threatened to resign if two members of the secret service (KYP) implicated in a suspicious land deal...
AG defends stance on Christofias
ATTORNEY-general Petros Clerides last night defended his decision not to ask the Supreme Court to lift former President Demetris Christofias’ immunity. The constitution protects Presidents...
