Attorney-general, deputy recuse themselves from Mafia State probe

Both attorney-general George Savvides and his deputy Savvas Angelides on Wednesday announced that they will recuse themselves from any involvement with further investigations into a report conducted by the anti-corruption authority which found that former president Nicos Anastasiades may be criminally liable for abuses of power.

Savvides said he had contacted transparency commissioner Harris Poyiadjis to inquire whether the anti-corruption authority intends to send the full, 3,000-word report...