In a statement issued Mrs Charalambidou refers to five points, among which she asks that the opinion of the Attorney General be made public so that it can be examined by the legal advisers of the Parliament."In relation to the letter of the President of the Republic of Cyprus on the decision not to refer our amendment on his four accomplices, I mention the following:1. The Government itself decided in 2015 to regulate through the state budget the issue of the departure of political associates at the end of the term of office of the official who appoints them.2. If the Government now believes that the State Budget is not the appropriate legislation to regulate this issue, let it not blame Parliament. All the House did was to clarify the provision that the Government itself included in this year's budget as it has done since 2015.3. The general and vague claim of unconstitutionality does not convince anyone. We request the President to make public the opinion of the Attorney General in relation to his four partners so that our own legal advisers can study it4. The paradox of the allegations of unconstitutionality is made more acute by the fact that the HRH claims that even the provision for not granting an allowance to a seconded official that the Presidency wanted to upgrade from Grade A4 to A13 is suffering as unconstitutional. It is unprecedented to argue that Parliament cannot reject through the budget the grant of allowance5. Passing the amendment and signing it into law is a small victory against bribery and nepotism. This is what society will hold on to."
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