Attorney-general George Savvides decided not to charge former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides with contempt of court, for public comments and social media posts, disputing the independence, impartiality and legitimacy of court procedures and of the judges. Michaelides had gone on the offensive as soon as the decision to terminate his services was taken by the council of the supreme constitutional court a year ago.
He made allegations of judicial corruption several
