Cypriot contempt for property laws

Throughout the island there is a contempt for the rule of law, but not by the general public. This attitude is expresses mainly by those with power. Power in the form of money and position used to avoid following laws is a form of corruption. Without a body with teeth able to apply checks […]

Letter from Lord Ken Maginnis to Baroness Kinnock

The Baroness Kinnock, Minister of State Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, London SW1.

31st December 2009.

Dear Baroness Kinnock,

CYPRUS

I refer to your letter of 7th December in response to my 19th November contribution to the Foreign Affairs and Defence debate on the Noble Address.

I disagree with your view that, “The Cyprus […]

Boycott north Cyprus builders refusing to accept court judgements?

The case of Don and Sheila Vango is yet another example of a builder refusing to honour the verdict of a court case. In the Vangos’ case the court awarded them £175,000 plus interest because the house built by Ismail Beydola had to be condemned. Beydola blamed the reason he is not paying the […]