Attorney-general urges new lawyers not to fall victim to social media misinformation

Attorney-General George Savvides on Thursday urged new lawyers not to fall victim to misinformation on social media.

In a videotaped address to newly registered lawyers played at their swearing in ceremony at the Supreme Court building in Nicosia, he said they must “not be carried away” by “freely adopting whatever fabricated, toxic, or false information may exist on social media”.

“The public debate, mainly through irresponsible, malicious comments, mainly on social media...