An investigation into two law firms referring to the Pandora Papers is under way by a team from the Pancyprian Bar Association, following the publication of the investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), according to the President of the Pancyprian Bar Association. Christos Clerides.
The investigation is expected to be completed in the coming weeks and in case of criminal offenses, it will be forwarded to the Legal Service, said Mr. Clerides before the Parliamentary Committee on Institutions.
Mr. Clerides also said that there may be a file in the Legal Service regarding the person who is alleged, according to the Pandora Papers, to be associated with “N. Anastasiadis DEPE “, as, as he explained, complaints had been made about this person to the former Attorney General Costas Clerides, that” he used Cyprus to flee 115 million dollars “and therefore there is a possibility of committing criminal offenses by him and those who collaborated with him. of.
The Institutions Committee adjourned the discussion of the issue, which will continue in a new session.
Representatives of the Ministry of Finance, the Department of Taxation, the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, the Cyprus Police, the Anti-Concealment Unit (MOKAS), the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Industry and the of the Legal Service of the Republic, of the Central Bank of Cyprus, of the Association of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (SELK) and of the Pancyprian Bar Association.
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