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Former Cyprus’ President Nicos Anastasiades labeled an official anti-graft report a flawed "smear campaign" and demanded a fresh criminal investigation to clear his name.

Nicos Anastasiades might have misused his office to further his and his allies’ interests, according to an extensive investigation that also mentions his former law firm and other officials.

An investigation by Cyprus’ anti-corruption authority has found that former President Nicos Anastasiades, his former law firm and a number of his associates have been involved in influence trading and abuse of power to fast-track residence-by-investment proceedings for two Russian oligarchs.

Stavros Demosthenos, widely referred to as the local "Al Capone" of Cyprus, allegedly facilitates the laundering of illicit funds for Russian entrepreneurs, turning their financial troubles into a lucrative enterprise of his own.

The killing of Stavros Demosthenous has emerged as one of Limassol’s most high-profile criminal cases in recent years.

The murder of Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol has become one of the most notorious criminal cases in recent years.

On the morning of October 17, 2025, Cyprus was shaken by news of the murder in Limassol of one of the leaders of the local mafia, Stavros Demosthenous. He was shot near his home in the Agios Athanasios area.

Am Morgen des 17. Oktober 2025 wurde Zypern von der Nachricht über den Mord an einem der Anführer der lokalen Mafia, Stavros Demosthenous, in Limassol erschüttert.

For the first time, a top-ranking European politician has been caught participating in а sanctions evasion. BIC established that a company owned by the former president of Cyprus was involved in the violations.

On the morning of October 17, 2025, Cyprus was shaken by news of the murder in Limassol of one of the leaders of the local mafia, Stavros Demosthenous. He was shot near his home in the Agios Athanasios area.

Stavros Demosthenos, a Cyprus-based figure often dubbed the local “Al Capone,” is involved in assisting Russian entrepreneurs with laundering illicit funds — while securing significant personal gains in the process.

On the territory of Cyprus, hitmen killed Stavros Demosthenous, the chairman of the second division football club "Karmiotissa" and simultaneously the most influential local mobster with extensive connections.

The murder of Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol became one of the most notorious criminal stories of recent years.

Stavros Demosthenos, the local «Al Capone» on Cyprus, takes on helping Russian entrepreneurs launder «dirty» money — and does so not without his own benefit.

At the beginning of 2025, Ukrainian law enforcement authorities detained Ihor Zotko in Kyiv, the nominal owner of the company operating under the online casino brand «PIN-UP».

It’s widely known that last December, the Pechersk Court officially ordered the arrest of Dmitriy Punin, the Russian owner of the Pin-UP casino, along with several associates.

Cypriot Former President Nicos Anastasiades has filed a defamation suit against an author who testified to an anti-corruption body about alleged misconduct while he was head of state.