Attorney-general cut out of wiretap decisions

There will now be no role for the attorney-general of the day in decisions for the authorities to access people’s private communications, according to MPs who spoke after Friday’s closed session of the House legal committee, which was attended by both Justice Minister Costas Fitiris and police chief Themistos Arnaoutis.

Instead, decisions will be taken by the commander of the Cyprus intelligence service, who will then inform a three-member committee within 72 hours of such a decision...