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.[citation needed]
Petros Clerides | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of Cyprus | |
| In office 2005–2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Costas Clerides |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1946 Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Education | Pancyprian Gymnasium |
| Alma mater | University of Athens |
Personal life edit
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 edit
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 a 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 edit
He is married to Danae Michaelidou, and they have two sons, both of whom are lawyers.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c Stefanos Evripidou. "Attorney-general steps down ahead of time (Updated)". Cyprus-mail.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "Petros Clerides | What's wrong with Cyprus?". Whatswrongwithcyprus.eucy.info. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ a b "Cyprus AG Petros Clerides resigns". Famagusta-gazette.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.