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Report on Olympic committee with AG as further complaints made
The sports ethics committee’s report on the potential squandering of public money by the Olympic Committee (KOE) has been handed over to the attorney general’s office, it emerged on Tuesday. The sports...
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AG investigating road death unsolved since 2012
Attorney General George Savvides confirmed on Tuesday that his service was reviewing the case details surrounding a 2012 fatal road accident, for which no one has been held accountable for over a...
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AG files appeal against haircut ruling
The attorney-general on Tuesday filed an appeal over a Limassol District Court decision that last month awarded compensation to an individual in a 2013 Laiki Bank haircut case. “In particular, the...
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Independence of audit service stymied by executive – report
The current legislative framework does not ensure the financial independence of the audit service, which is being stymied by the executive branch, it said yesterday in its annual report. The service...
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AG’s office ‘ignoring’ ECHR rulings on Thanasis Nicolaou
The judge hearing the inquiry over the death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou reserved her judgement on Friday on whether a controversial report by forensic pathologist Panicos Stavrianos should...
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Seeking revenge against audit office potentially ‘illegal’
Anyone seeking to initiate proceedings against the auditor-general in retaliation for complaints sent to the anti-corruption authority is committing a criminal offence, the service announced on...
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Our View: System allows AG, and deputy, too much freedom
The eagerly-awaited investigation into the allegations of corruption against Deputy Attorney-General Savvas Angelides found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing such as abuse of power on his part. A...
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Cyprus shows ‘satisfactory’ progress on corruption
Cyprus has satisfactorily dealt with nine of the 16 recommendations on tackling corruption, according to the latest Greco (Group of States against Corruption) report, published on Tuesday. The findings...
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AG urges parliament to pass Greco-recommended legislation
Attorney-general George Savvides on Wednesday called on parliament to adopt the legislation on making the legal service autonomous, in line with the Greco requirements. Savvides was referring to the...
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Parliament to discuss AG and audit office spat
The ongoing clashes between Attorney General George Savvides and Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides will be discussed at the parliamentary institutions committee, where two of the country’s top...
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Fish farm ‘one of Cyprus’ biggest scandals’
State officials blatantly looked the other way to allow a Limassol fish farm to operate illegally for 15 years, and it is only now being investigated for money laundering allegations, high-level...
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Attorney-client privilege a ‘fundamental right’
Attorney-client privilege is crucial to jurisprudence, and any restrictions on it must take into account a person’s right to a fair trial and the principle of proportionality, new Justice Minister...
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Supreme court orders release of detained Cameroonian
The Supreme Court has ruled a Cameroonian national held in Menoyia detention centre should immediately be released and allowed to join his partner who gave birth to their child months ago. The decision...
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Our View: Nobody who served as an official should accept multiple pensions
Under pressure from the media, some parties and the auditor-general, the government has decided to rationalise the law surrounding multiple pensions. Permanent secretary at the finance ministry Giorgos...
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Appeals court overturns drug acquittal
The Court of Appeal on Monday overturned the acquittal of a man who had been accused of possessing and supplying illegal drugs, sentencing him to seven months in prison. The appeal against the man’s...
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Attempted clampdown on attorney-general’s power
Akel MP Irene Charalambides will be submitting a bill to parliament aimed at separating the attorney-general’s (AG) powers by amending the constitution. “It is about time this discussion begins,” she...
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Attorney General: Corruption claims ‘have crossed the line’
In a strongly worded statement, Attorney General George Savvides said he would be referring lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou to the bar association for potential disciplinary offences, after the latter...
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Attorney-general appeals court ruling on Laiki Bank depositors’ compensation
The attorney-general’s office said Thursday it has appealed a ruling by Limassol district court that found in favour of depositors with now-defunct Laiki (Popular) Bank whose uninsured savings got...
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Our View: The best way to protect AG’s office is to make it accountable.
In his ongoing feud with the attorney-general’s office, auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has repeatedly spoken about the need to end the former’s dual role as advisor of the state and state...
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Bar Association to decide whether to discipline lawyer
The Bar Association will convene on Monday to decide how to proceed with the attorney-general’s report over lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou. Chairman of the association Michalis Vorkas said the matter was...
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