POLYS Polyviou delivered his report on the Mari blast to President Demetris Christofias earlier this morning.
Christofias described Polyviou’s task’ in compiling the report as having been a ‘tough job”.
Polyviou said that during his meeting with Christofias he explained his basic conclusions.
“He received me very politely, as always, we had a very friendly discussion and that was it,” Polyviou said.
Asked if his conscience was clear, Polyviou said it was.
“I did what I could. I prepared a report which I think is complete. Of course it will be judged just like everything but I am confident that yes (my conscience is clear),” Polyviou said.
“I did my job and now the President of the Republic will study (the report),” Polyviou said.
Polyviou’s 643-page-long report is divided into “several units,” he said, including a main chapter about political responsibility.
“I deal with all aspects of the issue, the events, responsibility, state response, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus, the state’s system and others,” Polyviou said.
He added that he tried to come to a “comprehensive conclusion” on various aspects of the Mari blast events.
After delivering the report to the President, Polyviou met House President Yiannakis Omirou who thanked him for his timely delivery of the report, adding that the report would be used as a tool to satisfy the public’s desire for justice.
Polyviou then met with Attorney-General Petros Clerides.
“A very difficult job has been done in the quickest possible time,” Attorney-General Petros Clerides said of the report.
“I wouldn’t have thought it would be possible to respond to the assigned timeframe,” Clerides said.
Polyviou said that the Attorney-General would study his report and use it as he saw fit.
A parallel investigation into criminal offences has been taking place under Clerides’ auspices and the police will deliver their report to him tomorrow.
Clerides said that that he could not yet commit with timeframes as he had not yet studied Polyviou’s report or received the police’s own report.
A press conference is planned for noon.
Polyviou was assigned by Cabinet to investigate the July 11 blast events which killed 13 and knocked out the neighbouring Vassilikos power station.
The blast aftermath brought about rolling power cuts for about a month and a costly energy crisis, aggravating an already struggling economy.
Polyviou had amassed over 15,000 pages of documents and held a series of public interviews of high profile officials earlier this month, including the President of the Republic, former Ministers and former National Guard Commanders. They all refused personal responsibility for the blast.
