#Mafia State

Former president Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday issued an 8,400-word defence of his actions before and during his term in office, pushing back on allegations levelled at him in the anti-corruption ...

Journalist Makarios Drousiotis has announced today that his crowdfunding appeal has raised €52,874.63. Drousiotis said that the total included donations made through the GoGetFunding platform, direct contributions and €3,100 in cash from ...

The president of the Cyprus Bar Association, Michalis Vorkas, has urged caution over the investigation into journalist Makarios Drousiotis’ crowdfunding campaign for his legal expenses, stressing that the presumption of ...

Two legal experts are questioning whether journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis’ online crowdfunding campaign to cover his legal expenses falls within the scope of Cyprus’ fundraising legislation. They argue that ...

The journalists’ union (ESK) broke its silence on Wednesday over the criminal cases involving journalist Makarios Drousiotis, cautioning that their handling could pose risks to freedom of expression. Drousiotis is ...

Faced with a second criminal investigation, journalist Makarios Drousiotis on Monday issued a plea to the public for cash contributions to help pay for a solicitor and forensics, as he ...

Police have opened a second criminal investigation into journalist Makarios Drousiotis over alleged personal data offences connected with his book Mafia State, some four years after its publication and two ...

Graffiti with the words ‘Mafia State’ and depicting former President Nicos Anastasiades holding a sign saying ‘passports on sale’ were spotted on Friday across the old town of Nicosia. The ...

The Anti-Corruption Authority resorted to the oldest trick in the book in its announcement, responding to the previous week’s media reports about a possible conflict of interest in the ...

No response on McIntyre’s employment status after May 2025 The Anti-Corruption Authority issued an announcement on Friday denying there was any substance to public claims “doubting the validity and impartiality ...

The police are not currently participating in any investigations related to the Mafia State case and are awaiting instructions from the team of independent investigators, spokesman Vyron Vyronos said on ...

Questions regarding potential links between the lawyer of journalist Makarios Drousiotis, Leto Cariolou, and the investigator appointed by the anti-corruption authority to examine the allegations he had levelled in his ...

Attorney-general George Savvides on Wednesday defended his decision to recuse himself from the anti-corruption authority’s Mafia State report investigation, telling parliament that the move was necessary to preserve impartiality. “...

Criminologist Ilias Anagnostopoulos is officially on the team of independent criminal investigators in the Mafia State case, following Wednesday’s approval by the cabinet. Anagnostopoulos is replacing Christos Mylonopoulos, who ...

Speaking to state television on Monday, Leto Cariolou, the lawyer of Makarios Drousiotis, author of Mafia State, slammed the decision to hand over to the council of ministers and police ...

Questions were raised on Tuesday regarding potential links between the lawyer of journalist Makarios Drousiotis, Leto Cariolou, and the investigator appointed by the anti-corruption authority to examine the allegations he ...

The government consulted the anti-corruption authority before appointing Ilias Anagnostopoulos as the second criminal investigator in the Mafia State case, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Commenting on reactions to ...

The police are ready to begin investigations into the Mafia State case as soon as the appointment of independent criminal investigators is published in the government’s official gazette. Police ...

Opposition party Akel on Monday criticised the government for the appointment of independent investigators to probe the anti-corruption authority’s findings in their Mafia State report. “The government either does ...

The report, witness testimonies and evidence of the investigation into the Mafia State book should not have been handed over to the cabinet and the police, lawyer representing Makarios Drousiotis, ...

The government has called for patience while independent criminal investigators complete their work in the so-called Mafia State case, insisting that the investigation must proceed free from political interference. Speaking ...

Government sources on Friday evening told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that the five-member independent investigative team appointed by the Council of Ministers would “immediately” begin its investigation into the ...

Government defends Mafia State investigators amid conflict claims The government on Friday sought to defend the composition of the criminal investigation team appointed to carry out an inquiry into the ...

The government on Thursday named the team of five criminal investigators it is to appoint to examine the findings reached by the anti-corruption authority during its own probe into the ...