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MPs to examine dysfunction claims at Deputy Ministry of Culture

The House Education and Culture Committee decided on Wednesday to examine reported dysfunction at the Deputy Ministry of Culture...
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DISY grapples with suspended mayors’ party status after abuse allegations

Serious concern prevails within DISY headquarters over how to handle the cases of two suspended mayors who are party...
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DISY MP denies assault claims, threatens court action over ballot exclusion

DISY MP Nikos Sykas told police he neither struck nor threatened his former partner during hours of questioning this...
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MP assault case must be investigated despite withdrawn complaint, former commissioner says

Cyprus authorities cannot abandon their investigation into MP Nikos Sykas over alleged violence against his partner simply because she...
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Parliamentary immunity as a refuge for impunity

In 2012, Giorgos Perdikis tabled a motion in the House of Representatives Institutions Committee to sort out MPs' immunity. In...
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DISY MP Nikos Sykas faces questioning after court lifts parliamentary immunity

The Supreme Court has lifted DISY MP Nikos Sykas's parliamentary immunity to allow police to question him over alleged...
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Supreme Court strips DISY MP of immunity in partner assault case

The Supreme Court has stripped DISY MP Nikos Sykas of his parliamentary immunity, clearing the way for him to...
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MP’s partner withdraws assault complaint citing stress as Supreme Court weighs immunity

The partner of MP Nikos Sykas has withdrawn her assault complaint and does not wish to testify in court,...
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Bill to strip MP immunity for crimes returns to spotlight

Legislation to restrict parliamentary immunity to official duties only has returned to the fore as the Attorney General moves...
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DISY MP may lose immunity over domestic abuse case

DISY MP Nikos Sykas appeared before the Supreme Court on Monday as prosecutors moved to strip him of parliamentary...
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Police pursue DISY MP assault case despite partner’s complaint withdrawal

Police are continuing investigations into a complaint against an MP by his partner for alleged assault, despite her withdrawal...
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The complaint was withdrawn, the case wasn’t

The sudden withdrawal of the complaint in the Sykas affair doesn't close the matter—it cracks it wide open, exposing...
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DISY MP’s partner withdraws abuse complaint as Law Office applies for immunity waiver

The partner of DISY MP Nikos Sykas has withdrawn her assault complaint against him, but prosecutors are pressing ahead...
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