Documents presented as golden passport trial continues in Nicosia
The Nicosia criminal court heard evidence on Monday in proceedings involving four defendants, including former transport minister Marios Demetriades.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Proceedings in the golden passport case continued at the Nicosia criminal court on Monday, with evidence presented in the trial involving four defendants, among them former transport minister Marios Demetriades.
Prosecution witness submits documents
Officer AA, who serves in the police headquarters CID, appeared as the prosecution’s first witness. She adopted her written testimony and submitted supporting documents.
Most of the material concerned the naturalisation of people from Cambodia and China who had received passports from Cyprus.
Defence plans evidence objection
Elias Stefanou, a defence lawyer, said he planned to object to evidence expected to be introduced at forthcoming hearings.
Proceedings are scheduled to resume on Tuesday at 9.30am.
Ten defendants in the overall case
The case has ten defendants in total: eight individuals and two companies. The charges include bribery, influence peddling, conspiracy to defraud, extortion, money laundering and VAT fraud.
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