Shortly before the one-year anniversary of the scandal that erupted with former Volunteerism Commissioner Giannakis Giannakis, the Police managed to complete the puzzle and proceed to a written accusation against him.
Despite the fact that no response was received by the Cyprus Police from the US authorities and from the University in the US, from which Mr Giannakis claimed to have received his degree, they managed to go one step further. "We did not receive the information we expected from the US authorities however the required testimony was secured so that he can be charged in writing and criminal charges can be brought against him," Police Spokesman Christos Andreou told the Cyprus Times.
Mr Giannakis is facing 18 charges including those of forgery, circulating a forged document, securing registration by false representations etc. Some of them carry prison sentences.
"A case file is being prepared and in early May it will be sent to the Legal Service for instructions on the next steps to be taken," Mr Andreou said.
It will be recalled that Mr. Giannakis had resigned last May, following the Comptroller General's complaints to the police about the forgery of his high school diploma and degree.
According to the Comptroller General's allegations, Mr. Giannakis does not hold a university degree and there is an upward falsification of final grades. Specifically, the grades in eight of the twelve subjects have been altered in numbers that are not consistent with the grades as indicated in full.
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