Bishop probe should be over in two months

INVESTIGATIONS into allegations levelled against Limassol Bishop Chrysanthos should be over in two months, according to Justice Minister Nicos Koshis.

Speaking after the Council of Ministers yesterday, Koshis also said he would be meeting with Archbishop Chrysostomos later in the day.

The President of the special investigative committee researching the allegations on behalf of the Holy Synod, Elias Pantelides, yesterday said his work had been completed with Tuesday’s submission of the committee’s 1, 700-page report to the Archbishop.

“The objective difficulty we had was the fact that some people with whom his Excellency (Bishop Chrysanthos) had worked since 1996 did not want to meet with us or make a statement,” Pantelides said. “I am speaking especially about some person with the name Nina (Petrou), and her absence has not helped us in the slightest.”

Pantelides was also present at the meeting between Koshis, Attorney-general Alecos Markides and Chrysostomos late yesterday afternoon.

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