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Averof: We Gave Them the Ammunition to Harm Us – The Country is in Crisis, Needs Composure

Published January 12, 2026, 15:18
Averof: We Gave Them the Ammunition to Harm Us – The Country is in Crisis, Needs Composure

Former DISY president Averof Neofytou commented for the first time on the video concerning the Presidential Palace and the alleged corruption mechanism, stating that the country is in crisis and requires composure. He indirectly accused the government of “providing the ammunition” for Cyprus to be harmed and called for a serious national analysis of the reasons why the country became a target. Mr. Neofytou expressed his opposition to the government's tactic of using patriotism as a “shield” for irregularities and mistakes, proposing specific actions that the President should have taken from the beginning, such as the dismissal of his Chief of Staff, the publication of contributions to the Independent Social Support Fund, and the abolition of the fund. He believes that these actions would have prevented the prevailing toxicity.