In relation to the announcement of the Democratic Party on the allegations made by the Director of the Central Prisons, Ms Anna Aristotelous and the unsubstantiated claim that "the Government Spokesman admitted today that the Anastasiades government, the Ministry of Justice, the Attorney General, and even the President of the Republic himself, knew about these allegations, were aware of them before the case was made public, but did nothing", I quote below my reports in full in this morning's broadcast of the Third Programme of RIK, leaving the conclusions to the discretion of our fellow citizens.
"The President was informed as soon as the matter came to light. Regarding various problems that existed in the Central Prisons regarding the cooperation between the Directorate and the Police, yes, the President was aware, there had even been a meeting on this issue, but the President was not aware - and I want to make this clear - of the issue that came to light a few days ago.
The President of the Republic was not aware of this particular issue.
The President of the Republic was not aware of this particular issue. The President was aware of various problems that existed in the Central Prisons and as I have said earlier they basically concerned the cooperation between the Prisons Department and the Police. They had nothing to do with the issue that came to light."
At the link below, anyone can listen to the entire statement including the questions that were asked (1:23:38 - 1:25:46).
Πρωινό Δρομολόγιο 21/06/22 - Cyprus Radio and Television Foundation
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