Leaked memo ‘clears’ President Christofias

STORING A cargo of confiscated munitions that exploded in July killing 13 men was the responsibility of the army and not the president who had never been informed of any immediate danger, the government said yesterday, as a document referring to the risks was made public two days before Demetris Christofias testifies at a public inquiry into the causes of the blast.

The document, a memo to the president dated September 6, 2010 and penned by the head of Christofias’ diplomatic office Leonidas Pantelides, said army officers “favoured destruction (of the munitions) due to some dangers posed by the high temperatures inside the containers during the summer”.

Read the full article on Cyprus-Mail website.

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