Govt plans to appoint independent investigator for Mafia State case

The government intends to appoint an independent investigator to probe allegations of abuse of power made against former president Nicos Anastasiades in a report released by the anti-corruption authority, its spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday.

“Taking into account the need to fully investigate what is mentioned in the anti-corruption authority’s announcement within the foreseen legal and institutional framework, cabinet intends to appoint an independent criminal investigator...