Ioannides warns of attempt to absolve Christofias government over Mari

Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides has accused unnamed circles of attempting to shift responsibility away from the government of former president Demetris Christofias for the 2011 Mari explosion.

Writing on social media on Thursday, Ioannides, whose father, Admiral Andreas Ioannides, was among those killed, alleged there was a “systematic effort” to deflect responsibility from the Christofias government and to “canonise” former defence minister Costas Papacostas....