in-cyprus23 Jun 2026

Anastasiades demands criminal investigator, waives immunity after Mafia State press conference

Anastasiades demands criminal investigator, waives immunity after Mafia State press conference

Former President Nikos Anastasiades demanded the immediate appointment of a criminal investigator on Tuesday and waived any claim to immunity, as he concluded a 90-minute press conference responding to Anti-Corruption Authority findings that he face scrutiny on seven counts.

Anastasiades said he did not consider immunity to be an issue in his case, but made clear that if it were, he renounced it. He called for the appointment of a criminal investigator or prosecutor with a strong personality...

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