Auditor General ousted for overstepping constitutional bounds

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday unanimously voted to dismiss Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides, finding him guilty of improper conduct and behaviour unbecoming of an independent state official. In a 209-page ruling, the eight-judge panel criticised Michaelides for being “seduced by the Sirens of popularity and polls, confusing the limits of his institutional role”. The … Continue reading Auditor General ousted for overstepping constitutional bounds