Waste incineration plant, illustrative image. — Illustrative image. Photo: Ivan Bandura, CC BY 2.0

Waste Plant Express Invoicing Package – Larnaca & Paphos Edition

Two municipal waste plants, one faster billing lane. Bribe price: €138,000. Court-tested, appeal rejected.

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€138,000As stated in the source: €138,000

Already sold, to Helector Cyprus Ltd, in 2022. Nothing on Lobay is for sale.

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Seller

Role: former mayor of Larnaca (price); also the Paphos municipality's financial controller and town-planning engineers
Institution: Larnaca municipality; Paphos municipality; Department of Town Planning
Place: Larnaca and Paphos
Country: Cyprus

Item specifics

Condition	Convicted; Supreme Court rejected appeal, 20 July 2022 (last instance)
Location	Larnaca and Paphos, Cyprus
Seller	Former mayor of Larnaca; Paphos municipality's financial controller (roles only)
Winning bidder	Helector Cyprus Ltd
Category	Waste & utilities
Returns	No returns. Company fine: a fine totalling €201,000 (2022)

Description

What the bribe bought

The bribes bought faster invoicing for the company's Koshi (Larnaca) and Marathounda (Paphos) waste plants, and officials looking the other way while waste volumes were over-reported. No amount is stated for the gain.

What happened

Helector Cyprus Ltd bribed municipal officials in Larnaca and Paphos to speed up invoicing, according to the judge. The former mayor of Larnaca was bribed with €138,000. The Paphos municipality's financial controller was also bribed. The Nicosia court convicted those involved in 2020, and the Supreme Court rejected Helector's appeal on 20 July 2022. The company was ordered to pay a fine totalling €201,000.

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Supreme Court upholds Helector corruption sentences · Cyprus Mail

Shipping & returns

Authority	Kind	Amount	Year
Supreme Court of Cyprus	fine (company)	€201,000As stated in the source: a fine totalling €201,000	2022
Nicosia Criminal Court	confiscation (all convicted defendants together)	€372,600As stated in the source: confiscation of income valued at €372,600 from those found guilty	2020