Following the public statements of Mr. Christoforos Tornaritis, Head of the Football Department of Olympiacos Nicosia and Mr. Kostas Christodoulou, President of Doxa Katokopias, the Ethics and Sports Protection Committee makes the following announcement:
1. Statements by Mr. Christoforos Tornaritis
Following Mr. Tornaritis' statements, he was invited to the meeting of the Committee which took place on Thursday, 7 April 2022. Mr. Tornaritis responded positively to the verbal invitation of the Committee and attended this session together with the President of the Olympiacos Association Mr. Alexis Mavrommatis. During the meeting they were questioned about these statements and the Commission recorded their statements and provided the Commission with a written memorandum. After evaluating their statements, the Commission announces the following:
[A] Allegations of manipulation of the Ethnikos-Olympiacos game.
Allegations of manipulation of the upcoming Ethniko-Omonoia match, which was interrupted:
No evidence was provided to justify the above position.
(c) Allegations of errors and omissions in the procedure and criteria for the appointment of referees in specific matches, in such a way as to allow the manipulation of matches:
On the above issue, Mr. Tornaritis and Mr. Mavrommatis placed particular emphasis and provided details. The Commission considers that the evidence before it provides scope for further examination of the matter, which the Commission will monitor and, if necessary, make its own intervention.
[2] DStatements by Mr Costas Christodoulou.
Unlike the above persons, Mr Christodoulou did not respond to the Commission's invitation, and therefore a Call for Information was issued and served on him under the powers granted to the Commission under the Act.
Following the above development, Mr. Christodoulou attended yesterday's meeting of the Commission and was questioned about his public statements in relation to the following matters.
At the last Commission meeting, there was a stenographer on hand to record the minutes. Mr. Christodoulou said that everything he had stated, he said in an emotional state, while he had no knowledge to substantiate it.
After the above development, the Commission decided that the public statements of Mr. Christodoulou, in connection with the lies, before the Commission, probably constitute a violation of the provisions of the relevant legislation, hence it was decided that they be sent to the Attorney General of the Republic for his own actions.
Public statements by sports agents
As a general comment, the Commission states that public statements by sports agents calling on the Commission to intervene do not constitute complaints. The manner in which complaints are submitted, is provided for by the Commission's Internal Regulations and anyone can find out after contacting the Commission, either by telephone on 22897205, or by e-mail at info@cess.com.cy .
However, unlike complaints, which under the relevant legislation, are handled with complete confidentiality, public statements by sports agents with allegations of corruption and manipulation, will trigger the Commission's ex officio intervention if the sports agents themselves exposed them publicly. It is stressed, therefore, the obligation, if someone is called before the Commission, to testify anything they know about what they had publicly stated.
(MB/EXP)
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