Authorities seek formal testimony from Annie Alexui over allegations

The legal service and the police are seeking legally sound mechanisms to obtain a formal statement from Ioanna Photiou, widely known on social media as Annie Alexui, over serious public allegations she made against top Cypriot officials, authorities said on Thursday.

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris confirmed that procedures are under way to secure her testimony “in an institutional way”, stressing that investigations cannot be conducted through social media posts alone. In them, she...