Ionas Nicolaou
The renovation of the abandoned Kalavasos police station, so that a 2012 cabinet decision to move the Zygi police station there could be implemented, cost...
Minister denies meddling in BoC trial
Remarks made earlier this month, in which Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou expressed hope for convictions within 2016 in court cases regarding the economy’s collapse, were...
Lebanon’s justice minister announces resignation
Lebanon’s Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi on Sunday announced his resignation, blaming political rivals Hezbollah and their allies for the country’s political crisis, which has seen...
Government trying to ‘water down’ wealth declarations list
Members of the House legal affairs committee on Wednesday accused the government of seeking to water down a bill regulating the submission of state officials’...
Serious crime down by 28 per cent, minister says
Serious crime in Nicosia is down 28 per cent, burglaries more than a third, and traffic accidents by 18 per cent, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou...
Police force needs to be boosted by 300, MPs hear
By Andria Kades Although 120 army officers have been transferred to the police force, procedures to hire another 300 police officers need to start immediately,...
Grivas memorial marred after statue defaced
A memorial service in memory of EOKA founder George Grivas in Limassol was marred on Sunday after vandals spray painted and defaced his statue overnight,...
Russian request to Cyprus for documents was Magnitsky-related
By Elias Hazou CONTRARY to government claims, a Russian mutual legal assistance (MLA) request to Cypriot authorities does appear to be directly related to the...
Cypriot investigators to travel to London in Laiki probe
By Angelos Anastasiou Cypriot police investigators will travel to London on Friday to collect evidence from UK authorities on the way HSBC bank’s stake in...
So, what about Vgenopoulos? parties ask (Updated)
By Angelos Anastasiou The indictment of four former Laiki Bank senior officials for manipulating the market and misleading investors in 2011 was a positive step,...