Cyprus investigator defends ‘waffling’ description in presidential video probe

Criminal investigator Andreas Paschalides defended his report into the controversial Presidential Palace video scandal, telling MPs that his use of the terms “waffling and hot air” in a July 20 announcement indicated the commission of criminal offences rather than an exoneration of those involved.

Paschalides, a former Supreme Court judge and head of the Independent Authority for the Investigation of Allegations and Complaints Against the Police (AADIPA), made the remarks during a tense...