Nicolaou quit for reasons of ‘political ethics’
Outgoing justice minister Ionas Nicolaou struck a defiant note on Thursday, saying he was leaving the office with ‘a clear conscience’ and the conviction he...
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Rumours swirl over new justice minister
President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to appoint lawyer Giorgos Savvides as the new Justice Minister, reports said on Tuesday. According to the daily Politis, Savvides,...
Number of convicts on probation lower than EU average
Cyprus has 106 people on probation per 100,000 inhabitants, which is under the European median value of 169 probationers per 100,000 inhabitants, a Council of...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Delayed resignations and all-round nastiness
RESIGNATION by public demand premiered last week, with Justice Minister Ionas Nicoalou grudgingly stepping down in order to silence the crowd demanding his head over...
Justice minister Ionas Nicolaou set to resign?
In a written statement issued earlier today Justice mininster Ionas Nicoalou said that he has taken his personal decisions regarding the recent murders that have...
Justice minister pressured to resign over mine murders
Justice minister Ionas Nicolaou was on Monday facing down calls that he step down, on the back of reports that under his watch police bungled...
Authorities on lookout for fighters fleeing Syria
Authorities have so far not come across any incidents of foreign fighters passing through Cyprus to reach other countries after leaving Syria, Justice Minister Ionas...
Greco suggestions ‘not optional’
HEAD of the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption watchdog Greco warned Cyprus on Friday that it’s recommendations were not ‘optional’ and urged the government to implement...
Our View: Judges remain a weakness in the justice system
Akel deputy Irini Charalambidou was correct to ask questions of the government regarding advertisements for 35 positions of judges. The government requires 23 new judges...
Special procedure will be introduced to resolve 2008-2013 loan disputes
As part of the effort to overhaul the justice system, the government will be introducing a special procedure to resolve loan disputes and the sale...
New bill ups penalties for violence against women
An updated bill on the prevention and combatting of violence against women presented by Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaos on Tuesday proposes much harder penalties than...
Government says it cannot interfere in supreme court wrangle
The government warned anew on Monday that the Cypriot justice system would collapse if it was not overhauled, but it admitted there was little it...
Tighter controls on sex offenders in the works, Nicolaou says
A bill to amend the existing law on the Prevention and Combating of Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography, provides for victims...
Zero tolerance for unethical prison officers, Nicolaou says
UNETHICAL or corrupt prison officers were put on notice on Friday that they would not be allowed to stand in the way of progress and...
Police chief launches probe into alleged domestic-abuse cover-up
POLICE Chief Zacharias Chrysostomou has launched a probe into alleged police misconduct after a domestic violence exposé in Politis newspaper implicated members of the force...
AG’s brother ‘must substantiate claim that supreme court controlled by law firm’
By George Psyllides THE brother of the attorney-general must substantiate accusations that the supreme court was controlled by a prominent law firm or else withdraw...
Government in talks for building to house court for asylum cases
The government on Tuesday decided to initiate discussions with a private company with a view to purchasing a building owned by the company to house...
Fire service to get new status
The fire department is to be rendered a separate body from the police with its own hierarchy, under government bills approved by the cabinet on...
Justice minister highlights improvements in human rights
Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou on Monday praised the progress Cyprus has made in terms of human rights in recent years by pointing to what he...
Bills under preparation to protect whistleblowers
The government is preparing additional legislation to control political lobbying and afford better protection to whistleblowers, measures that will boost the drive to fight corruption...