The House of Representatives honours and mourns today a man of modesty, who throughout his public life, demonstrated genuine ethics and selfless, unconditional love for his country and his people, who fought the good fight with them, leaving a strong imprint on our modern political culture, said the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Anita Demetriou, in her report to the plenary session of the House, on the death of former Minister and MP Cyprus Chrysostomides.
"Cyprus Chrysostomides passed away yesterday, a man who graced the benches of the House of Representatives and our political life as a whole with his presence," she added.
He said that Cyprus Chrysostomides was the Government Spokesman of the government of Tassos Papadopoulos from 2003 to 2006 and Minister of Justice and Public Order of the government of Demetris Christofias from February to December 2008.
He noted that from 2006 to 2008 he served as a Nicosia MP of AKEL-Left-New Forces, contributing to the implementation of the work of the Parliament from the position of Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Internal Affairs and member of the Parliamentary Committees on European Affairs, Institutions, Values and Commissioner for Administration, Legal Affairs and Transport and Works and participating in the Parliament's delegation to the Conference of the European Affairs Committees of the Parliaments of the Member States of the European Union.
He also mentioned that born in Kathika, Paphos, in 1942, Cyprus Chrysostomides showed an early interest in public affairs and developed a rich and significant political, scientific and professional activity.
He said that after completing his studies, he worked at the Human Rights Committee of the Council of Europe, where he participated in the investigation of the charges against the Athens junta and in the drafting of the committee's condemnatory report.
He noted that in 1998 he founded the Centre Reconstruction Foundation, of which he served as president until his death. He was also President of the Institute for Policy Research and European Affairs, a member of major European and international scientific societies and organisations, and a founding member of the Consumers' Association.
He said that during his long professional career he was distinguished for his honesty, conscientiousness, erudition and legal acumen.
He was, among other things, the Speaker continued, one of the first lawyers to defend refugees and other victims of the Turkish invasion in cases before the European Court of Human Rights.
"He bequeaths us a wealth of research and writing on the international aspect of the Cyprus problem, human rights and political life in Cyprus," she added, stressing that the life and work of Cyprus Chrysostomides is not limited to the above.
Expressing the body's sincere condolences to his family and loved ones, Mrs Demetriou called on the Plenary to observe a one-minute silence in his memory.
May his memory live on, the Speaker of the Parliament concluded in her Report.
Source: CNA
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