Supreme court upholds state appeal against Focus acquittals (updated)
The supreme court on Wednesday upheld an appeal by the state against a criminal court decision to halt proceedings against two defendants in the Focus...
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AG appeals court decision to halt case of two Focus corruption trial defendants(update 2)
By George Psyllides Attorney-General Costas Clerides on Wednesday appealed a decision by the Nicosia criminal court to halt proceedings against two defendants in the Focus...
Court to decide future of Focus trial on August 7
Nicosia criminal court will on August 7 deliver a decision on whether to discontinue proceedings against two key defendants in the Focus corruption trial. The...
New pre-trial objections lodged in Focus case
Fresh pre-trial objections were raised Thursday in the case relating to the alleged bribery of the former head of the Central Bank to turn the...
Zolotas to be tried along with others in Focus case
In an interim ruling on Thursday the Nicosia criminal court said Greek businessman Michalis Zolotas would be tried along with the other defendants in the...
Christododoulou’s daughter and ex deny charges
The daughter of former Central Bank governor Christodoulos Christodoulou and her ex-husband on Thursday denied charges over a €1m payment to the banker allegedly in...
Focus trial defendants ask for more time
The defendants in a trial over a €1mln payment to former Central Bank governor Christodoulos Christodoulou, allegedly in exchange for his collusion during the takeover...
Former CBC governor, four others referred to criminal court on corruption charges
Former Central Bank governor Christodoulos Christodoulou, four other individuals, and three companies, were referred to trial before the criminal court on Wednesday over a €1mln...
Zolotas free on bail (Updated)
Greek shipowner Michalis Zolotas, one of the defendants in the trial over a €1m payment to former Central Bank governor Christodoulos Christodoulou shortly after he...
Zolotas in Cyprus, due in court Friday
Greek national Michalis Zolotas, who for months had eluded Cypriot authorities, was taken into custody on Thursday. The businessman arrived on the island after Greece’s...
Greece to extradite suspect in banking corruption case
Greece’s supreme court on Friday upheld a Cypriot request for the extradition of ship owner Michalis Zolotas, wanted in connection with a corruption case involving...
Focus case postponed as defendants fail to show
Court proceedings regarding a case related to the 2013 bank collapse were postponed on Thursday after two defendants failed to show up and the extradition...
Zolotas and Fole both in custody (Update 1)
Two Greek nationals said to be associated with former Laiki Bank boss Andreas Vgenopoulos and wanted for weeks by Cypriot authorities in connection with a...
Date set for proceedings against Vgenopoulos and others
A DATE has been set for the commencement of court proceedings against Greek financier Andreas Vgenopoulos and former central bank boss Christodoulos Christodoulou, among others,...
Former central bank chief given five months jail, hospitalised
By Constantinos Psillides and Angelos Anastasiou FORMER Central Bank governor Christodoulos Christodoulou was on Monday sentenced to five months imprisonment and fined €13,500 after admitting...
Former CBC governor charged in connection with €1m cash transfer
By Constantinos Psillides Former Central Bank governor Christodoulos Christodoulou was charged on Wednesday in connection with a €1 million cash transfer from a Greek ship-owner...
Former CBC governor denies wrongdoing in money transfer, sues paper
Former Central Bank governor Christodoulos Christodoulou denied anew on Monday, any wrongdoing in a case involving a €1.0 million transfer from a Greek ship owner’s...