President Nikos Christodoulides stated that dividing the role of the attorney-general into two is "necessary".
Addressing a conference, he said:
the separation of the role "is deemed necessary as a measure of modernisation", and also mentioned a "societal demand" for the change.
According to Christodoulides, this change will
strengthen people's trust in justice, ensure accountability and harmonise our country's situation with European and international standards.
Author's summary: Christodoulides supports splitting the attorney-general's role.