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AKEL and Volt call protest outside Law Office over Mafia State report

In-Cyprus · 2026-06-19

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• What happened: AKEL and Volt have organized a protest outside the Law Office in Nicosia on June 22, following the release of the Independent Authority against Corruption's report on the Mafia State investigation, which implicates former President Nicos Anastasiades and his administration in serious corruption allegations. • Why it matters: The report highlights extensive corruption and conflicts of interest within the previous government, prompting calls for accountability and an independent investigation to restore the rule of law in Cyprus. • What to watch next: The protest will focus on demands for the resignation of key legal officials and the initiation of legal proceedings against those implicated in the report, as well as the response from the current government and legal authorities.

Local corruptionIndependent Authority against CorruptionprotestsTop News AKEL and Volt call protest outside Law Office over Mafia State report Kratos Mm Relevant News AKEL and Volt call protest outside Law Office over Mafia State report 19 June 2026 ‘A lifeguard would have saved them’: man who pulled Oroklini victims from water speaks out 19 June 2026 Mother and daughter injured in Paphos-Limassol motorway crash 19 June 2026 Newsroom 19 June 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber AKEL and Volt have called a joint protest outside the Law Office in Nicosia on Monday June 22 at 18:30, following the publication of the Independent Authority against Corruption’s report on the Mafia State investigation. In a joint announcement, the two parties said the Authority’s report had confirmed what society had experienced for years under the Anastasiades system of power, citing what they described as extensive entanglement, scandals, and practices of concealing corruption during the Anastasiades-DISY government. The offences for which former President Nicos Anastasiades and those in his circle are under scrutiny are extremely serious and bring shame on the country, the announcement said. The two parties said the alleged criminal offences add to what they described as glaring conflicts of interest, manipulation of institutions and the arrogance of a closed system of interests which, they claimed, continues to this day under the Christodoulides government. Impunity for all of this cannot continue, AKEL and Volt said, calling what they described as a universal demand of society for an independent and unimpeachable investigation into everything recorded in the report, the dismantling of the system of entanglement and concealment, and the restoration of the rule of law. In the announcement, the two parties set out four demands: the immediate resignation of Attorney General Giorgos Savvides and Deputy Attorney General Savvas Angelides; an independent investigation into the offences recorded in the report; the prosecution of suspects and accountability and punishment of those found guilty; and the restoration of institutions and the rule of law. Read more: Anastasiades to face press on Mafia State findings as implicated officials push back Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News ‘A lifeguard would have saved them’: man who pulled Oroklini victims from water speaks out Mother and daughter injured in Paphos-Limassol motorway crash Nicosia-Larnaca motorway reopens after fire extinguished (photos+videos) A pig transport overturned in Vendsyssel, Denmark On this day: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador’s London embassy in 2012 Both lanes of the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway closed due to fire (photos+videos) Woman’s car overturns on Limassol avenue after collision with double-cab vehicle Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.

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