ALMA parliamentary candidate Demetris Papadakis filed a criminal complaint against Makarios Drousiotis at Nicosia CID today, alleging publication of false news and the fabrication and circulation of forged documents.
The complaint is the latest development in the political and legal row triggered by Drousiotis, a Volt parliamentary candidate and investigative journalist, who published a lengthy post on social media last week alleging the existence of an organised network involving current and former officials, judges and political figures.
Among those named were former President Nikos Anastasiades, Attorney General Giorgos Savvides, Assistant Attorney General Savvas Angelides, EDEK candidate Morfakis Solomonides and former Supreme Court judge Michalakis Christodoulou. All those named have denied the allegations. Police have described the case as serious and complex and have appointed a senior officer to lead the investigation.
The complaint centres on three posts published by Drousiotis on 30 March, 31 March and 1 April 2026 on Facebook and X, in which messages allegedly exchanged between Papadakis and Christodoulou were presented. Papadakis categorically denied knowing Christodoulou or having had any contact with him by message or otherwise, describing the alleged messages as fabricated and constructed.
Speaking to reporters after filing the complaint, Papadakis said he expects police to act swiftly. Returning to comments he had made previously in which he described society as a jungle, he said that in that jungle there are ruthless “vampires” who drain others. “My case is easy to solve. In the coming days the expert who examined my devices will testify. A report will be handed to police. We want proper professional work without any shadow of doubt,” he said.
The central demand in the complaint is that Drousiotis hand over the messages in electronic form so their authenticity can be independently verified. Papadakis noted that Drousiotis has publicly and repeatedly stated that the messages are in his possession in electronic form, creating an obligation to hand them over to police in that format. He said that authenticity — of the content, the alleged sender and the alleged recipient — is the core issue that must be examined.
Papadakis warned that if Drousiotis refuses or avoids handing over the material in electronic form, he has grounds for a further complaint of attempting to destroy evidence. He called on police to immediately summon Drousiotis to hand over all material cited in his posts.
On his own initiative, Papadakis appointed on 31 March Alexis Mavros, a forensic digital data analyst and former head of the Forensic Electronic Data Laboratory, to examine his devices. Mavros has been given full access to all electronic data on the devices and connected cloud services and has been instructed to produce a report and hand it to police along with the devices upon completion. Papadakis said he is bound by the outcome of the expert’s examination regardless of its findings.
Drousiotis has not responded to the specific allegations in this complaint. He has previously stated publicly that the messages he published are authentic and that he will cooperate with police under legal counsel.
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