Court to announce ruling in auditor-general case on September 18

The Supreme Constitutional Court will be announcing its ruling on September 18 on the attorney-general’s request for the dismissal of the auditor-general on the grounds of inappropriate conduct.

In a post on X, the court says the decision will be announced at 9.30am on September 18.

The case was filed by attorney-general George Savvides who is seeking to have Odysseas Michaelides dismissed. Should the full bench of the Supreme Constitutional Court overwhelmingly rule that Michaelides overstepped his remit, President Nikos Christodoulides will find himself having to put paper to pen and sign the auditor-general’s dismissal. 

Savvides filed a case to the Supreme Constitutional Court in April, seeking to have Michaelides dismissed on the grounds of inappropriate conduct.

The claim was rubbished by Michaelides’ team.

During his own cross-examination, Savvides described attacks from the Audit Office as being the biggest problem plaguing the Legal Service.

He has rejected outright the accusation that he ‘had it in’ for Michaelides since day one, telling the court that during his term, “I had instructions from the president to have the auditor-general dismissed and I did not act on it.”