Tuesday, June 16, 2026

MAFIA STATE - THESE ARE THE 15 NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS TO WHOM THE ANTI-CORRUPTION AUTHORITY HOLDS RESPONSIBLE






MAFIA STATE - THESE ARE THE 15 NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS TO WHOM THE ANTI-CORRUPTION AUTHORITY HOLDS RESPONSIBLE - Filenews 16/6


The Anti-Corruption Authority attributes serious responsibilities to 15 natural and legal persons in its multi-page conclusion on the "Mafia State" case, which was made public today.

Among the persons named are former President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades, former minister Nikos Kougialis, former MP Giorgos Varnavas and Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev, with the Authority attributing a number of possible criminal offenses, such as influence peddling, abuse of power, bribery and money laundering.
See who it concerns


(A) former President Nicos Anastasiades


(a) Influence Trading, as Paragraph 63: 3 cases


(b) Abuse of Power (Felony), as Paragraph 58: 1 case

(c) Abuse of power (Misdemeanor), as Paragraph 58 or attempted commission of a criminal offense, as Paragraph 67: 3 cases


Total cases: 7

(b) Stathis Lemis, partner at the law firm Nikos chr. Anastasiades & Partners


(a) Influence Trading, as Paragraph 63: 1 case

(b) Money laundering, as Paragraph 66: 1 case

Total cases: 2

(c) Fanos Filippou, partner in the law firm Nikos chr. Anastasiades & Partners

(a) Influence Trading, as Paragraph 63: 1 case

(b) Money laundering, as Paragraph 66: 1 case

Total cases: 2

(D) Nikos Chr. Anastasiades & Partners

(a) Influence Trading, as Paragraph 63: 1 case

(b) Money laundering, as Paragraph 66: 1 case

Total cases: 2

(E) Rikkos Erotokritou, former Assistant Attorney General

(a) Abuse of power (Misdemeanor), as per Paragraph 58: 2 cases

Total cases: 2

(F) Haris Solomonides, former president of the District Court

(a) Tenure of a public official, as Paragraph 59: 1 case

(b) Dealing with agents that indicate corruption, as per Paragraph 60: 1 case

(c) Unlawful acquisition of pecuniary advantage, as per Paragraph 61: 1 case

Total cases: 3

(G) A. Neocleous & Co LLC

(a) Tenure of a public official, as Paragraph 59: 1 case

(b) Dealing with agents that indicate corruption, as per Paragraph 60: 1 case

(c) Active bribery of relevant public officials and Corporate Liability of a legal entity, as per Paragraphs 65 and 64: 1 case

Total cases: 3

(H) Panagiotis Neocleous & Lawyer

(a) Conspiracy to subvert the course of justice, as the Paragraph 62:1 case

Total cases: 1

Dmitry Rybolovlev

(a) Influence Trading, as Paragraph 63: 1 case

Total cases: 1

(I) Andreas Hadjikyriakos

(a) Influence Trading, as Paragraph 63: 1 case

Total cases: 1

(K) Efthymios Bouloutas, CEO of Laiki Bank

(a) Influence Trading, as Paragraph 63: 1 case

(b) Money laundering, as Paragraph 66: 1 case

Total cases: 2

(L) Nikos Kougialis, former Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment

(a) Abuse of power (Misdemeanor), as Paragraph 58: 1 case

Total cases: 1

(M) Giorgos Varnavas, former Member of Parliament

(a) Abuse of power (Misdemeanor), as Paragraph 58 or attempted commission of a criminal offense, as Paragraph 67: 1 case

Total cases: 1

(N) Eva Rossidou Papakyriakou, former head of MOKAAS

(a) Abuse of power (Misdemeanor), as Paragraph 58 or attempted commission of a criminal offense, as Paragraph 67: 1 case

(b) Neglect of official duty, as Paragraph 68: 1 case

Total cases: 2

(X) Ioannis Sotiriadis, Senior Police Officer

(a) Abuse of power (Misdemeanor), as Paragraph 58: 1 case

Total cases: 1