MPs to revisit phone-tapping bill as clock counts down ahead of election

The House legal committee will convene again on Thursday to discuss plans to change the framework regarding the authorities’ access to people’s private communications, with many MPs remaining dissatisfied with the government’s plans.

Two weeks ago, the government had put forward a bill which foresees that decisions to access private communications will be taken by the Cyprus intelligence service chief, who will then inform a three-member committee within 72 hours of such a decision to monitor an individual’s private communications.