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The Isotita (Equality) trade union on Friday described the dismissal of prison guard and union official Giorgos Maltezos as “manifestly illegal”, announcing legal action after the justice ministry terminated his ...

The government is set to present a new rapid response plan for the management of major incidents on Monday, following last week’s seven-hour traffic paralysis on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway ...

New powers to tackle organised crime and bolster policing reforms were at the forefront of Justice Minister Costas Fitiris’ agenda presented to MPs on Wednesday. Addressing the House legal affairs ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris criticised prison guards on Monday over working practices and sick leave, while also outlining reforms to prisons and policing. Speaking to Alpha, Fitiris said he could ...

The need for closer cooperation between the legal and medical professions in addressing challenges arising from technological advances, artificial intelligence and the protection of patients’ rights was highlighted on Thursday ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris is reportedly unhappy with the police leadership’s decision to change the working hours of crime prevention unit (OPE) officers without prior consultation, sources at the ...

Police have categorically denied that the matter of issuing an arrest warrant against journalist Makarios Drousiotis was ever raised in connection with an ongoing case linked to complaints he has ...

A new stabbing in the central prisons has come to light, although the incident has not been officially announced, according to press reports on Friday. A man claimed he had ...

The public must be made an ally, as no security system can be truly strong without trust and cooperation from the people, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Thursday during ...

The government’s objective is for the police investigation into the “Sandy” case to be completed as soon as possible, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Thursday, while noting he ...

The justice minister has banned all pre-election campaign activities at the police, fire brigade and prisons. Costas Fitiris gave clear instructions to the forces, following an Elam candidate’s speech ...

Cyprus’ prison and other holding facilities are full, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Friday, though he did stress that the government is “trying to find solutions”. “The prisons are ...

Concerns are mounting over proposed changes to Cyprus’ surveillance legislation, particularly efforts to remove judicial oversight as a key safeguard, lawyers said on Monday. The amended bill is expected to ...

Minister of Justice and Public Order Costas Fitiris, sought to reassure the public about the security situation in Cyprus following the war in Iran and the wider crisis in the ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Thursday inspected progress on construction works at the pre-departure migrant detention centre in Limnes, as well as the existing migrant detention facilities in Menoyia. According ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris has said authorities are focusing their efforts on dismantling the leadership of organised crime groups, stressing that law enforcement knows who they are and is applying ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Friday extended an olive branch to social media personality Ioanna Photiou, who is better known by her alias ‘Annie Alexui’, saying that there are “ways ...

Social media personality Ioanna Photiou, better known by her alias ‘Annie Alexui’, on Friday threatened to take the Cypriot government to a European court, arguing that her human rights are ...

The legal service and the police are seeking legally sound mechanisms to obtain a formal statement from Ioanna Photiou, widely known on social media as Annie Alexui, over serious public ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris affirmed on Wednesday that developments are underway regarding allegations made publicly by Annie Alexui, stressing that any investigation must proceed through formal channels rather than by ...

The Republic of Cyprus is obliged to agree to transfer Israeli prisoner Simon Aykut to the country of which he holds citizenship to serve out the remainder of his sentence, ...

Questions over selective scrutiny within the justice system intensified on Monday, as lawyer Simos Angelides publicly lambasted the police’s handling of social media personality Annie Alexui’s allegations, contrasting ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris rejected claims that he threatened the Isotita union spokesman, Nikos Loizides, in a phone call last week with his union’s president, Prodromos Christofis. Speaking during ...

Closer coordination of forces across the EU are essential to combating organised crime, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris accounted on Friday. Speaking at the end of the two-day informal meeting of ...