US EditionCyprus president’s top aide quits after online video alleging government corruption
Charalambous resigned after a video suggesting influence peddling circulated, while authorities suspect it is Russian disinformation targeting Cyprus during its EU presidency.
- On Monday, Charalambos Charalambous resigned as director of the presidential office after the online video posted recently suggested he and others used close ties to President Nikos Christodoulides to secure favors and foreign investment for cash.
- The footage posted last week suggests President Nikos Christodoulides exceeded a €1 million campaign cap and that the government planned to block EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs in exchange for cash.
- Charalambos Charalambous told followers on Facebook that he would never let his job be `converted into a tool of manipulation` and called the video `deliberate distortions` and `selective editing`.
- President Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus, said he accepted Charalambos Charalambous's resignation as `an act of self-confidence` while opposition parties in Cyprus criticized the government, saying the video revived allegations of rife corruption.
- The video surfaced a week after Cyprus assumed the EU rotating presidency, and Cyprus Security Services said the eight-and-a-half-minute video shows signs of organised Russian disinformation, raising `hybrid` attack concerns from the 27-nation European Union.
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The Straits Times
InternazionaleAide to Cypriot president quits after uproar over online video
NICOSIA, Jan 13 - A senior aide to the Cypriot president has quit over a video that opposition politicians allege shows high-level corruption on the east Mediterranean island but which the authorities dismiss as an attempt to discredit the country. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Cypriot President's Aide Resigns Following Online Video Controversy
A senior aide to the Cypriot president, Charalambos Charalambous, has resigned due to a video that opposition figures claim shows high-level corruption in Cyprus. Charalambous, who oversaw investment processes for President Nikos Christodoulides, denied any wrongdoing but stepped down on Monday. The video, posted online, features discussions involving Charalambous and other officials about investing in […] The post Cypriot President’s Aide Resig…
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abc NewsCyprus president's top aide quits after online video alleging government corruption
A top aide to Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has resigned after an online video was posted recently in which it was suggested that he and others were using their close ties to the leader to earn favors for would-be investors in exchange for cash.
A presumptuous corruption scandal found in the main political attention plan in Cyprus, which holds the European Union's Semesteral Presidency, took place after Charalambos Charalambous, president of President Nikos Christodouides' office, announced the resignation, calling for deliberate efforts "to bring personal damage to the President, to raise doubts about the government and to affect the country's image," reports POLITICO.
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