#Giorgos Savvides

Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides put his foot down on Tuesday, letting MPs know that neither the special investigator for the Videogate affair nor police officers may answer questions during an upcoming ...

The Appeals Court has upheld prison sentences imposed on a man convicted of possessing and acquiring hundreds of child pornography files, rejecting an appeal by the Attorney General, Geroge Savvides, ...

Attorney-general George Savvides on Wednesday defended his decision to recuse himself from the anti-corruption authority’s Mafia State report investigation, telling parliament that the move was necessary to preserve impartiality. “...

The full 3,000-page report of an investigation conducted by the anti-corruption authority into allegations made against former president Nicos Anastasiades and others by his former aide and journalist Makarios Drousiotis ...

Former Greek Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Andreas Mavroyiannis on Wednesday urged caution over the question of whether the attorney-general and his assistant should recuse themselves from an ...

Attorney-general George Savvides firmly rejected reports on Friday suggesting he intends to retire early from office, describing claims of an impending departure as being utterly unfounded. Speaking in response to ...

The criminal investigation into the Videogate affair is entering its final stage, with independent criminal investigator Andreas Paschalides expected to submit his findings to attorney-general George Savvides on June 16, while ...

The legal service have rejected allegations that police-chief Themistos Arnaoutis and other police officers avoided prosecution in the Stylianou case for reasons of “public interest”, insisting the decision was based ...

Police investigations into the cases of the Pentakomo waste treatment plant and the Trimiklini fish farm are ongoing, attorney-general George Savvides said Thursday, declining to give a timeline for when ...

President Nikos Christodoulides affirmed on Tuesday that he was treating the allegations made by Makarios Drousiotis with “the utmost seriousness” and confirmed that a police investigation is already underway following ...

Attorney-general George Savvides ruled on Tuesday that no criminal offence had been committed by Bishop Christoforou of Karpasia in relation to complaints over the management of funds belonging to the ...

The government has amended its proposed phone-tapping legislation, with the latest amendment set would allow the attorney-general of the day to order the interception of telecommunications without prior court approval, ...

The Law Office will appeal Tuesday’s acquittal of former House President Demetris Syllouris and former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis, who were on trial for their alleged involvement in the ‘...

While it is a positive development that society takes a critical approach to decisions by the executive, the legal authorities and legislature, and people are much less inclined to take ...

The legal service on Friday announced that attorney-general George Savvides has filed criminal cases against one person and two legal entities at the Nicosia district court in relation to “possible ...

The Law Office has handled three cases referred to it by the authority against corruption and, apart from the latest on the Trimiklini fish farm, there was nothing else pending, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday denied that deputy Attorney General Savvas Angelides has submitted his resignation, as rumours continue to circulate around the issue. Angelides’ apparent resignation comes amid escalating ...

The imminent reform of the legal service is “possibly the biggest yet” and as such “demands very cautious and wise handling”, attorney-general George Savvides said on Monday, calling on MPs ...

We do not believe attorney-general George Savvides wants to curtail free speech, the most fundamental principle of a democracy, but the idea he put forward on Tuesday about legislation restricting ...

Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides on Tuesday stuck to his guns, voicing serious reservations about the planned reform of the attorney-general’s office, even as a visiting European Commissioner lent his support ...

It is “necessary” to divide the role of the attorney-general into two, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Addressing a conference on the matter of the attorney-general’s office, he ...

Attorney-general George Savvides decided not to charge former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides with contempt of court, for public comments and social media posts, disputing the independence, impartiality and legitimacy of court ...

A major disagreement surfaced at the House on Wednesday when Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis, presented the provisions of the bills for the reform of the Legal Service. The reform would ...

The release of the European Commission’s 2025 rule of law report could not have been timed better. It was published a few days after the ECtHR’s ruling about a ...