Vergas to be transferred to prison
Disgraced former Paphos mayor Savvas Vergas was on Tuesday evening expected to be transferred to the central prisons in Nicosia. Vergas is serving a six-year...
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Witness helps unravel methods in SAPA kickbacks scandal
THE cross-examination of former director of the Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) Eftychios Malekkides was concluded on Friday at the Paphos Criminal Court, succeeded on the...
Malekides: I never blackmailed anyone
FORMER Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) director Efthymios Malekides told the court on Wednesday that he never blackmailed project contractors for money, and denied that charges...
Those getting kickbacks lose nothing after turning prosecution witnesses
Private contractors who were involved in the SAPA scandal got millions in public money and came out clean because they turned prosecution witnesses, Paphos mayor...
Vergas returns to court, ready to name more
By Angelos Anastasiou FOLLOWING an eventful hearing on Wednesday, in which former Paphos mayor Savvas Vergas collapsed during his cross-examination, he returned to the witness...
Vergas taken to hospital during SAPA hearing (Update 1)
The ongoing Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) trial was interrupted on Wednesday when former Paphos mayor Savvas Vergas, who is serving a six-year jail term after...
Vergas pays back €0.5m in kickbacks
Incarcerated former Paphos mayor Savvas Vergas received around €0.5m in kickbacks from sewerage board (SAPA) project contractors, which he has paid back to the state,...
Contractor shelled out €500,000 in bribes for Paphos jobs
By Elias Hazou The CEO of a construction company testified in court on Wednesday that he had greased politicians and public officials to the tune...
Paphos councillor got £27,000 for SAPA, court hears
By Elias Hazou FROM 2006 to 2008, former Paphos municipal councillor Yiorgos Michaelides (DISY) was the beneficiary of three bank cheques worth a total of...
Auditor general raises further SAPA concerns
By Angelos Anastasiou Loizos Kappas, a member of EDEK’s central committee and one of the five people comprising the Tenders Review Authority, which decided last...
SAPA trial postponed due to illness of defendant
The scheduled court hearing of the Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) trial was postponed for November 11 due to illness of one of the defendants, the...
Sarikas pleads not guilty in SAPA scandal (Updated)
By Angelos Anastasiou EDEK MP Fidias Sarikas and AKEL municipal councillor Yiorgos Shailis pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, after their request to be charged and...
SAPA trial set to resume on Thursday
The Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) case is set to resume on Thursday at the Paphos Criminal Court to examine pre-trial objections raised by former Paphos...
Local Paphos council seeking €1.9m from SAPA
By Andria Kades Kissonerga community council is seeking €1.9million in damages from the Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) for problems the area’s road network faces. According...
Vergas wants to attend college
By Angelos Anastasiou Despite being held at an undisclosed location outside the Central Prisons following his imprisonment for six years, former Paphos mayor Savvas Vergas...
Paphos faces further corruption allegations
By Bejay Browne Following his suspension from Paphos municipality after allegations of bribery, a criminal case against municipal financial director Demetris Patsalides was filed by the...
New extensions for two SAPA suspects
By Anglos Anastasiou The Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) trial resumed on Friday at the Paphos Criminal Court, with defendant Giorgos Michaelides pleading not guilty to...
Paphos deputy mayor refuses to sit with SAPA suspect
By Bejay Browne Tuesday night’s council meeting in Paphos was disrupted after the deputy mayor refused to sit in session due to the presence of...
SAPA defendants ask for more time to answer charges (update)
The Paphos Assize court on Monday adjourned for June 5 to give time to three of the defendants implicated in the Paphos sewerage board (SAPA)...
EDEK MP referred to Criminal Court
By Andria Kades EDEK MP Fidias Sarikas was on Monday referred to trial before the criminal court for his role in the Paphos sewerage scandal....
