Parliament to request full investigator’s report on Videogate scandal

Politics corruptionIndependent Authority against CorruptionTop News Parliament to request full investigator’s report on Videogate scandal Dimitris Dimitriou Relevant News Greece secures LNG exemption as EU moves forward with new sanctions against Russia 23 July 2026 Videogate report recommends prosecutions, not blanket clearance, Paschalides says 23 July 2026 Parliament to request full investigator’s report on Videogate scandal 23 July 2026 newsroom 23 July 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber The Institutions Committee will hold an extraordinary session on Friday, July 31, to examine the Videogate case and the report by criminal investigator Andreas Paschalides, seeking submission of the full report to parliament. Committee President and DISY MP Demetris Demetriou said the matter was tabled on his own initiative. Letters were also submitted by ALMA movement (Citizens for Cyprus) MP Irene Charalambides and AKEL’s parliamentary group. He said he expected most, if not all, committee members to back the request to discuss the issue. Demetriou said all involved parties will be called to the session, along with Paschalides himself. He said the committee will seek submission of the full report to parliament, in line with the spirit of the requests already filed. Asked to clarify, he said the committee will request the report as part of parliamentary scrutiny and the process requiring documents to be submitted to the House. “Beyond that, whether it will be made public or not, I don’t know,” he said. Asked what exactly the committee aims to examine, Demetriou said the goal is to investigate how the investigator proceeded and what the report records. He said the committee also wants to look at any gaps the report may contain, the contradictory issues raised in it, and whether the video is ultimately authentic, covering everything that has happened since January 8, when the video first came to light. He said he expects the session to run for many hours and did not rule out further sessions being needed to complete the examination. The report itself, extracts of which were reported by Cyprus News Association, states that the evidence gathered so far shows “no violation of the Criminal Code arises from any of the Cypriot individuals involved.” It also states that the footage released on January 8, 2026, is “not authentic but the product of editing” and, as a result, alongside constituting the product of unconstitutional actions and inadmissible evidence, has “minimal, if any, evidentiary value.” Paschalides assesses, based on the evidence gathered so far, that the goal behind creating and releasing the video appears to have been to strike a blow against the Republic of Cyprus rather than to serve private interests. The report notes that the video was released one day after Cyprus assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and that its posting bore the hallmarks of a coordinated campaign, potentially forming part of a hybrid attack against the Cypriot state. The report further states that statements attributed to some of those named amount to “empty talk and bluster,” which, according to the assessment of Paschalides and his investigative team, were aimed at creating impressions and securing personal financial gain for some of those implicated. (Information from Cyprus News Association) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Greece secures LNG exemption as EU moves forward with new sanctions against Russia Videogate report recommends prosecutions, not blanket clearance, Paschalides says Cyprus issues red alert for forest fires Friday amid “most dangerous day” warning EAC unions suspend strike measures as Cyprus grapples with power cuts Greek-Cypriot deal brings weapons manufacturing to Cyprus with EU funding The tags are here, but… Things to do on Thursday, July 23 Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.