The Ministry of Interior announces that pending the outcome of the criminal investigation, which is being conducted by the Cyprus Police following instructions from the Attorney General, on the issues arising from an administrative investigation into the management of Turkish Cypriot properties, the Minister of Interior, Mr. Constantinos Ioannou instructed that:
(a) Certain officials, whose names are included in the findings of the administrative investigation in question, be assigned duties other than those they were performing in the Turkish Cypriot Property Management Service.
(b) The Turkish Cypriot Property Management Service shall immediately take concrete measures towards a more efficient management of Turkish Cypriot property and the creation of necessary safeguards.
The measures will include, inter alia, the establishment of a framework for managing the examination of applications from beneficiary employees or their relatives, so that they are examined by the Service centrally, in order to avoid any involvement or suspicion of involvement of affected persons in the decision to make a concession. Furthermore, the measures will include an evaluation and updating of active contracts, as well as a codification of all procedures to be followed on a case-by-case basis, so that officials handle requests on the basis of transparent and impartial procedures.
At the same time, the Minister also called for a specific action plan to be drawn up in order to achieve the objectives of meritocracy, equality and transparency in this service.
(EFYs)
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