Official: More transparency needed for Cyprus judiciary

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A European anti-corruption body is urging Cyprus’ judges to draw up a detailed code of conduct that spells out specific rules on key issues like when they should recuse themselves in order to avoid perceptions of bias or conflict of interest.
Martin Mrcela, chief of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption, also urged more transparency in judges’ appointments based on publicly available criteria.
Mrcela says a body overseeing judge