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Court to decide early September in Browder’s case
By Stelios Orphanides The Nicosia district court is expected to decide in early September on the application of Hermitage Capital founder Bill Browder aimed at stopping Cyprus cooperating with Russia...
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State attorneys poring over co-op probe findings
State attorneys have been poring over the findings of a probe into the collapse of the co-op bank trying to establish whether further investigation into the possibility of criminal or civil offences...
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‘Preliminary conclusions’ reached on possible criminal offences in co-op debacle
The state Legal Service has arrived at certain preliminary conclusions relating to the possible commission of criminal offences in the collapse of the co-op bank, Attorney-general Costas Clerides said...
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Lawyer jailed for forging attorney-general’s signature
Paphos district court on Thursday sentenced a lawyer to four months in prison for forging the signature of the attorney-general. The 39-year-old lawyer was found guilty of four charges of forgery and...
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New meeting on pay cuts decision next Monday will include AG
The new meeting between party leaders and the presidential palace on the administrative court’s decision to restore public sector wage cuts is to take place next Monday with the participation of the...
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Law Office’s approach to missing women files was based on police conclusions
The police had never sought a court order to access any phone records during the investigation of three cases of women who went missing and later turned up dead, murdered by a serial killer, the state...
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Is the Varosha case like the halloumi case?, lawyer asks in ECHR property case
Lawyer Achilleas Demetriades on Thursday called on the government to duly inform Famagusta refugees if it was a new policy to abandon them and let their properties in the fenced-off town of Varosha...
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Supreme court overturns manslaughter verdict in Limassol killings, cites...
The supreme court on Wednesday accepted the attorney-general’s appeal against the initial decision of the Limassol criminal court which ruled that the killing of three men by Christakis Thoma, 33, in...
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Top lawyer calls AG ‘a disgrace’ during courtroom spat (update 2)
By Evie Andreou Attorney-general Costas Clerides and lawyer Polys Polyviou clashed again in the courtroom on Wednesday with the latter calling the former “a disgrace” to the justice system during the...
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Clerides: respect the office of the AG or face the consequences
Costas Clerides warned on Thursday that he would take measures against anyone insulting the office of the Attorney-general after being called “a disgrace” to the justice system by a prominent lawyer...
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State Legal Service condemns attack on attorney-general
State attorneys on Monday condemned a recent verbal assault against the attorney-general during a trial and appealed for an end in the attempt to degrade the institution. In a written statement, staff...
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Attorney-general orders investigation into bishop’s anti-gay comments
Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Thursday he had ordered an investigation into highly controversial comments made by Morphou Bishop Neophytos about homosexuals, as a war of words broke out...
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AG’s office clears universities to take in private-school students
The Legal Service has cleared the decision by two state universities to invite private school graduates to apply for any remaining vacant places using the results of their international exams was...
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Gay rights group concerned that Morphou bishop cleared by AG (Updated)
The Bishop of Morphou, Neophytos, has not committed a criminal offence with his anti-gay comments, the attorney-general’s office said on Monday. The case file submitted to the AG’s office by police was...
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Moves to end lifetime appointments of attorney and auditor generals
Opposition Akel has tabled a law amendment for a change in the constitution to limit the terms in office of the auditor-general, the attorney-general and their respective deputies. As independent...
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AG lets loose on corrupt system, apathy of citizenry
Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Tuesday slammed the fact no political responsibility was taken anyone as a result of the findings of independents such as the 2011 explosion at Mari and the collapse...
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Bill to shore up legalities tied to vacant MP seats at plenum next week
A LAW proposal on the amendment of the Constitution aiming to address the gap found in the event a parliamentary seat is vacated or not claimed before a confirmation, will be tabled to the House plenum...
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Attorney-general concerned proposed changes to appointments are unconstitutional
Attorney-general (AG) Costas Clerides said Wednesday he was not in principle opposed to term limits for the position of AG and deputy AG, but opined that bills tabled to that end were going about it in...
View ArticleProbe into legal mess after zoning changes
The interior ministry is seeking guidance from the attorney-general on how to untangle a legal mess created after zoning changes were made to agricultural land in Kouklia, Paphos, changes which...
View Article‘Spy van’ owner denies links to any political parties (Update 3)
The company that owns the ‘spy van’ which is currently being investigated by authorities denied any wrongdoing on Wednesday and added it had no connection with the island’s political parties....
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