From: CyprusMail
Mobsters are financing political parties in Cyprus, funnelling to them part of their ill-gotten gains, furloughed politician Christos Pourgourides has claimed.
The former DISY MP made the remarks during a live radio show on Thursday while discussing transparency – or the lack thereof – in party financing.
“It is not just businessmen and big capital that fund parties, but also the criminal underworld makes its contributions,” Pourgourides said.
This included both foreign and Cypriot business people operating out of Cyprus and dealing with cigarette smuggling to Balkan countries, he alleged.
