LUCAS G. CHARALAMBOUS: "IT'S THE GREEK CYPRIOT
ADMINISTRATION THAT'S THE PSEUDO STATE" (18.10.04)
Greek Cypriot journalist Lucas G. Charalambous, in an
article written in the Greek Cypriot "Sunday Mail" daily, on 17 October,
stated that while persons responsible for the collapse of banks in the TRNC
were punished in the TRNC courts, Greek Cypriot leader, Tassos Papadopoulos,
was turning a blind eye to all kinds of corruption in the South.
In his article entitled, "Can We Really Boast A State of
Law", Charalambous said:
"Dear readers, I have one simple question to ask: which is
the real pseudo-state in Cyprus? Despite being a member of the Greek Cypriot
community, I have no problem saying this - it is not the North. In the North
there is the rule of law, a requirement of EU membership. Equality before the
law seems to be pursued more in the North than in the Republic.
Before May 1, I had repeatedly written that the EU would be
making a big mistake in letting our state into the Union. Ours is a banana
republic that has nothing to do with European political values and practices".
