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Cyprus
ISO: CY · Updated 2026-02-18 08:30 EAT by laptopbot
5
Cases
3
Periods
acquitted: 1investigation: 2unknown: 2
ACTIVE CASES (2024-2026)(5)
🆕 Golden Passport Case — Ex-Parliament President, MP ACQUITTED
February 17, 2026acquitted
- (ex-Parliament President) and (ex-MP) acquitted
- 170-page court judgment: , key witnesses not summoned
- Third golden passport case to result in acquittal at first instance
- Previous acquittals under appeal; fourth case (ex-minister) still pending
🆕 EU Cyprus Envoy — €900M Real Estate Sale Investigation
February 12-13, 2026investigation
- Belgian police (Feb 12)
- EPPO (European Public Prosecutor's Office) investigating alleged "irregularities"
- Concerns sold to Belgian sovereign wealth fund (SFPIM)
- Transaction value: (completed 2024)
🆕 Presidential Office Corruption Scandal
January 2026unknown
- Status: MAJOR — DURING EU PRESIDENCY Date: January 2026
- Video recordings emerge showing senior officials in alleged corruption
- First Lady Philippa Karsera quits charity role amid scrutiny
- Chief of Staff Charalambos Charalambous resigns
2026 Land Fraud Case (Minor)
2026unknown
- Status: ARREST MADE Date: February 11, 2026
- 66-year-old man arrested in Limassol
- Extorted €32,000 from a couple under false pretences
- Related to alleged sale of agricultural land
Golden Passport Scandal (Ongoing)
2020-Presentinvestigation
- Status: EU INFRINGEMENT Date: 2020-Present
- Cyprus Citizenship by Investment Programme under scrutiny
- Al Jazeera investigations exposed questionable applicants
- Convicted criminals, politically exposed persons received passports
Entity Profiles
Sources
- Cyprus Mail (cyprus-mail.com)
- Financial Mirror (financial-mirror.com)
- Politis (politis.com.cy)
- Al Jazeera Investigations
- OCCRP