Petros Clerides
Petros Clerides | |
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| Born | 20 February 1946 Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Nationality | Cypriot |
| Education | Pancyprian Gymnasium |
| Alma mater | University of Athens |
| Known for | Attorney general of Cyprus, 2005-13 |
| Board member of | RCB Bank |
Petros Clerides (born 20 February 1946) is the former attorney general of Cyprus.
Personal life
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
Clerides was appointed deputy attorney general of Cyprus in 2000,[2] and attorney general in 2005, resigned in September 2013, 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 an 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."[5]
Clerides was also criticised for his handling of the Helios air crash and Mari explosion trials, and over comments he made about an attempt tp publicly seize a ministerial car for an unpaid government debt.[6]
Personal life
He is married to Danae Michaelidou, and they have two sons, both of whom are lawyers.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c "C.A.M.C - The Cyprus Arbitration & Mediation Centre - Petros Clerides". Cyprusarbitration.com.cy. 1946-02-20. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ http://cyprus-mail.com/2013/09/06/attorney-general-resigns/
- ^ "Petros Clerides | What's wrong with Cyprus?". Whatswrongwithcyprus.eucy.info. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ a b "Cyprus AG Petros Clerides resigns". Famagusta-gazette.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ http://cyprus-mail.com/2013/09/06/attorney-general-resigns/
- ^ http://cyprus-mail.com/2013/09/06/attorney-general-resigns/