On Tuesday, the Attorney General, Giorgos Savvidis, decided to appoint a three-member Investigative Committee to examine the distribution of vehicles from the EU in the Cypriot market, the importation of vehicles from third countries, and the recall of these vehicles.
According to a statement from the Legal Service, Michalakis Christodoulou, a former Judge of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as the President of the Committee. The appointed Commissioners are Michalis Vorkas, President of the Cyprus Bar Association, and Theodosios Chatzimichael, a senior official of the Audit Office.
As stated in the announcement, “The Attorney General of the Republic, Giorgos L. Savvidis, decided today, under the Investigative Committees Law (Cap. 44), to appoint a three-member Investigative Committee to examine the distribution of vehicles from the EU in the Cypriot market, the importation of vehicles from third countries, and the recall of these vehicles.”
The statement also highlights that “the Attorney General of the Republic and the members of the Investigative Committee held their first meeting earlier today, during which the terms of reference, as they will be included in the Attorney General’s Decree to be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic, were explained to them. The President and the Commissioners signed a declaration stating that they have no direct personal interest in the matters under investigation.”
Furthermore, it is noted that the appointment ceremony for the Investigative Committee will take place on Wednesday, 12 March 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Legal Service of the Republic.
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