Cypriot former deputy attorney-general gets 3.5-year jail term
A former deputy attorney general of Cyprus Rikkos Erotokritou
Nicosia - ArabToday
A former deputy attorney general of Cyprus was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail on charges of corruption, conspiracy to defraud and receiving a bribe, according to a court ruling issued on Wednesday.
Rikkos Erotokritou had been found guilty of launching criminal prosecutions against five Russian nationals who had been involved in court cases in Cyprus and in Russia over the control of Providencia Trust Fund, which is said to be worth between 250 and 300 million euros.
Source: Xinhua
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