Cyprus Mail17 Jun 2026

Our View: Attorney-general in a pickle over Mafia State report

After an investigation that lasted longer than two years, carried out by four lawyers, the anti-corruption authority on Tuesday released a 67-page report on the findings. According to the report, there was possibility for criminal investigations of 15 individuals and legal entities, even though the main subject of the investigation was the former president Nicos Anastasiades.

The initial demand for an investigation of the allegations in the Makarios Drousiotis book Mafia State was submitted to...

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