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You will perhaps remember that this island was paralysed last July by an explosion of confiscated Iranian munitions which a) were inadequately stored, worse, b) destroyed ~60% of the country's electricity generating capacity, c) caused over €1 billion worth of damage and, worse still, d) killed 13 and injured many tens more. Today, there was an aftermath published:
Read the full report (sorry, SOPA!) and, particularly, the comments after it. Note that the President of the Republic, who was blamed in an official enquiry, benefits from immunity while he is in office and thereafter, as the Constitution defines as to what he may be charged with (only high treason and moral turpitude).
TWO former ministers and six army and fire service offices were yesterday charged with manslaughter in connection with last year’s naval base blast, which killed 13 people and crippled Cyprus’ main power station.
Former ministers of defence and foreign affairs Costas Papacostas and Marcos Kyprianou were charged with manslaughter and causing death through a negligent act for their involvement in the events leading up to the July 11 explosion at the Evangelos Florakis naval base, which killed seven sailors and six firemen.
Three army officers and three top firemen are also facing the same charges: former National Guard commander Petros Tsalikidis, former NG deputy chief Savvas Argyrou, Colonel Georgios Georgiades - deputy commander of the third support brigade and former commander of the ordnance corps – fire service chief Andreas Nicolaou, deputy chief Charalambos Charalambous, and Andreas Loizides, the commander of the disaster response squad EMAK.
Former ministers of defence and foreign affairs Costas Papacostas and Marcos Kyprianou were charged with manslaughter and causing death through a negligent act for their involvement in the events leading up to the July 11 explosion at the Evangelos Florakis naval base, which killed seven sailors and six firemen.
Three army officers and three top firemen are also facing the same charges: former National Guard commander Petros Tsalikidis, former NG deputy chief Savvas Argyrou, Colonel Georgios Georgiades - deputy commander of the third support brigade and former commander of the ordnance corps – fire service chief Andreas Nicolaou, deputy chief Charalambos Charalambous, and Andreas Loizides, the commander of the disaster response squad EMAK.