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State appeal filed in drug trafficking trial
By George Psyllides The state has appealed the acquittal of two defendants who had been charged with drugs trafficking offences after the evidence in the case was destroyed in a courthouse fire earlier...
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‘State not looking to take vindictive measures against teachers’ (Updated)
By Evie Andreou Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris on Monday refuted claims that the government would take vindictive measures against striking teachers, but stressed it plans on finding ways to...
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Court order sought to place freed paedophile under supervision
By George Psyllides The authority that monitors convicted child molesters will seek a court order this week to put an individual under its supervision following the outrage caused by news of his early...
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AG censures parole law, as high-profile inmates released early
Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Friday called for an urgent review of a recently approved amendment to parole criteria, as reports emerged that a fresh batch of high-profile inmates convicted on...
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Top court says it already cleared judge now under new investigation
By George Psyllides A district court judge who is the subject of a police probe for allegedly tampering with court transcripts had been investigated and cleared by the supreme court, the island’s top...
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Finance ministry decision to hire consultants directly was unlawful, AG says...
The finance minister and the cabinet acted unconstitutionally when they hired a specific consultant to provide legal advice in the sale of the Co-op Bank, Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on...
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AG confirms investigation into former Co-op boss and others
Attorney-general Costas Clerides confirmed on Wednesday he had ordered an investigation into the Co-op Bank’s former CEO Nicolas Hadjiyiannis and other senior officials over their refusal to hand over...
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AG denies squandering millions in 2013 economic crisis probes
Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Wednesday rejected reports that he had spent millions of euros on probes into the collapse of the economy but had little to show for it, and urged certain media...
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State legal service in ICU says AG, calling for reform
Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Wednesday pleaded with MPs to promote long-pending legislation dealing with reform and employment matters within the state legal service to pull it out of the...
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AG to review court decision nullifying law that cut public sector pensions
By Elias Hazou Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Thursday his office was carefully reviewing the court decision to assess whether an appeal would be filed. He was responding briefly to the...
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AG appeals lenient sentence for sexual assault on underage girl
The state legal service confirmed on Thursday it has appealed a court decision sentencing a 48-year-old man to four years in jail for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl with mild mental...
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AG appeals ruling reimbursing public sector pension cuts
Acting on behalf of the government, the attorney-general has decided to appeal a recent court judgement which had found pension cuts in the public sector to be unconstitutional and ordered that the...
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AG speaks out on brother’s allegations (updated)
In two of the three criminal cases adjudged in favour of Bank of Cyprus, a fundamental ingredient of justice was not upheld, namely the absence of the appearance of bias, Attorney-general Costas...
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TV station owner claims he bribed broadcasting officials, probe underway
Police on Thursday said they were investigating a report that a television station owner had been bribing two officials from the radio and television authority (CRA) in return for preferential...
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Clerides: a ‘hopeless’ attempt to show my role in Nicolatos case
Attorney-general Costas Clerides has criticised as ‘hopeless’ a headline in daily Politis on Saturday, after the newspaper said he had long been aware supreme court president Myron Nicolatos had...
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Our View: If only our judges were capable of showing humility
THIS has not been a good time for the legal establishment. Lawyers, supreme court judges and the attorney-general have turned on each other, questions have been asked about their integrity and honesty...
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President says no intention of excluding AG over justice reform
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday there was no intention on behalf of the government to exclude the attorney-general from discussions on the reform of the justice system and he did not...
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AG and supreme court president cross swords at House
Heated exchanges between the attorney-general and the president of the supreme court marked Wednesday’s parliamentary discussion on recent revelations within the justice system, but they also both...
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Sparks fly in court between AG and prominent lawyer in BoC case
Attorney-general Costas Clerides exchanged angry words in court on Friday with prominent attorney Polys Polyviou whose law firm had been at the centre of allegations regarding links to the supreme...
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Court orders attorney-general to hand over evidence
Nicosia district court in an interim ruling on Friday ordered Attorney-General to Costas Clerides to hand over findings from his investigations into former deputy police chief Andreas Kyriacou to the...
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