Petros Clerides

Petros Clerides (born 20 February 1946) is the former attorney general of Cyprus. He resigned in 2013, after widespread criticism of his handling of high-profile cases.

Petros Clerides
Born (1946-02-20) 20 February 1946
Nicosia, Cyprus
NationalityCypriot
EducationPancyprian Gymnasium
Alma materUniversity of Athens
TitleFormer attorney general of Cyprus
Term2005-13
SuccessorCostas Clerides
Board member ofRCB Bank

Personal life

Petros Clerides was born on 20 February 1946 in Nicosia.[1] He was educated at the Pancyprian Gymnasium, and the University of Athens, where he graduated in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in Law.[1]

Career

Clerides was appointed deputy attorney general of Cyprus in 2000,[2] and attorney general in 2005, resigned in June 2016, effective in September, and was replaced with Supreme Court judge Costas Clerides.[3][4]

Clerides had faced calls to resign after reports that he had used his position to have a drink-driving prosecution against his son suspended. His son was over the alcohol limit, and the car did not have an MOT or road tax.[4] Clerides "openly admitted on television that he had used his nolle prosequi powers to drop charges against his son related to driving offences."[2]

Clerides was also criticised for his handling of the 2005 Helios air crash and Mari explosion trials, and over comments he made about an attempt to publicly seize a ministerial car for an unpaid government debt.[2]

Personal life

He is married to Danae Michaelidou, and they have two sons, both of whom are lawyers.[1]

References
  1. "C.A.M.C - The Cyprus Arbitration & Mediation Centre - Petros Clerides". Cyprusarbitration.com.cy. 1946-02-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. Stefanos Evripidou. "Attorney-general steps down ahead of time (Updated)". Cyprus-mail.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  3. "Petros Clerides | What's wrong with Cyprus?". Whatswrongwithcyprus.eucy.info. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  4. "Cyprus AG Petros Clerides resigns". Famagusta-gazette.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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