#Marios Hartsiotis

Cyprus plans to set up an organised crime division within the police, the justice minister revealed on Thursday, but would not give a timeframe for the operation of the new ...

Minister of Justice and Public Order, Marios Hartsiotis, made some astonishing statements about organised crime on Wednesday. Speaking to journalists after a meeting at the legislature, Hartsiotis said that “organised ...

A debate in parliament about a controversial law regulating public gatherings quickly turned chaotic on Monday, as politicians also bickered about last week’s pro-Palestinian protest while also arguing about ...

One in three women in Europe has suffered some form of violence, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday launching a Cyprus campaign against sexism. Only one in eight reports ...

There have been many calls from several quarters for the resignations of those responsible for the perceived failure of last week’s firefighting operations. These calls did not always focus ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Friday evening rushed to clarify statements he had made earlier in the day about the wildfire in the Limassol which killed two this week, saying ...

After a weekend marred by law breaking behaviour at Easter bonfires, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Tuesday said he would write to the Supreme Court to request that cases involving ...

Strengthening the fire service is among the key priorities for the Christodoulides’ government, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. Recognising the increasingly demanding role of firefighters amid growing challenges ...

A detention centre for juvenile offenders is to be up and running by January 1, 2026 at the latest, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. The minister joined a round-table discussion ...

Elpis app, to help victims of domestic violence contact the police off the offenders’ radar, will be up and running in the first half of 2025, President Nikos Christodoulides said on ...

Since last year, around 50 specially-trained professionals have been registered with ‘Family Mediation’, a new service created to provide a more human-centred rather than legalistic recourse for families in dispute. Justice ...

Resigning in the wake of a convicted murderer’s escape under police guard would be a cowardly move that would only satisfy populism, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday. ...

The escape of lifer Doros Theofanous while on a home visit was the latest scandal to rock the government, getting the president to act uncharacteristically tough by sacking three senior ...

The bill approved by cabinet to reform the audit office, creating a new audit board, will be submitted to the legal service for legal and technical examinations before the end ...

The government aims to create a protocol to review all the procedures regarding allowing prisoners on day release, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. He said the aim of ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Tuesday met deputy auditor-general Kyriacos Kyriacou to discuss ‘the philosophy’ of government bills aimed at reforming the Audit Office. Hartsiotis described it as a “fruitful ...

Football is a healthy sport and games should not be turned into a hotbed of conflict, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Sunday ahead of an Apollon-Ael match deemed high ...

Football’s governing body in Cyprus unveiled on Tuesday tougher sanctions on clubs found guilty of fan disturbance or violence for the 2024-2025 season, when supporters will again be allowed ...

The government is “determined” to fight organised crime in prisons, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the central prison’s guidance and post-prison ...

The fire brigade’s budget for 2024 is €12 million higher than it was last year, Public Order Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Thursday. Speaking to the House internal affairs committee, he ...

The government is exploring ways to strengthen its framework to protect the elderly from abuse, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Thursday. Speaking following a meeting with Third age observatory ...

The fire brigade is in the final stage of recruiting a total of 259 new firefighters. The new recruits will be added to the fire brigade’s current staff, which at ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Thursday pledged “unwavering support” to police and firefighters in Cyprus during International Day of Remembrance for fallen officers, celebrated annually on March 7. “Today we pay ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou and Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis travelled to Brussels ahead of European Union summits which are set to take place this week. Ioannou will attend the EU’...