As Mr. Papakonstantinou identified, the beneficiant sponsorship was authorized by the Council of Ministers.
Based on the Auditor Normal, Andreas Papakonstantinou, the state got here and gave the Motion of United Cypriot Hunters in 2022 an quantity of €83,876.00 euros, explaining that the celebration in query requested for support, was informed that it was not entitled and as a substitute acquired a sponsorship.
It’s famous that the sponsorship to the Hunters Motion was given on September 19, 2022 and was for the aim of masking election bills, which it carried out within the context of taking part within the parliamentary elections of 2021. As identified by Mr. Papakonstantinou, the sponsorship was authorized by the Council of Ministers.
For the Hunters' Motion, Ms. Mouscou – on behalf of the Ministry of Finance – stated {that a} proposal for a legislation was put ahead, which was handed in December 2021, in accordance with which there was a provision that gives {that a} celebration that secures 3% of the vote is entitled sponsorship to cowl pre-election bills, even when it doesn’t safe parliamentary seats.
Due to this fact, as he stated, for the reason that Hunters acquired 3.27% they have been beneficiaries primarily based on this laws, which handed the Parliament.