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[zan]

What do stock market victims and Amathus landowners have in common?
By Jacqueline Theodoulou
WITH the outcome of tomorrow’s presidential elections anyone’s guess, some organised groups are urging the public not to vote incumbent President Tassos Papadopoulos back into power.

The victims of the 1999 Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) scandal pride themselves in being the most “anti-Tassos” association in Cyprus; but they are not alone.
The Co-ordinating Committee for the Amathusians’ Struggle, representing Amathus village residents who lost land during the government’s expropriation to preserve the site of Ancient Amathus, yesterday threatened to publish a DVD in which Papadopoulos says they should basically forget about compensation.
Temporary workers in the public sector have also spoken out about their gripes with the incumbent, angry at his decision to reject a law passed by Parliament last year satisfying their demands.

The spokesman for the Contract Workers’ Co-ordinating Committee, Andreas Ktorides, said his colleagues were being blackmailed into voting for Papadopoulos or risk losing their jobs – though an announcement co-signed by four of the Committee’s members yesterday pointed out that this was not a view shared by the entire sector.
“We are calling on our colleagues public contract workers to avoid actions and statements that could prove harmful to our demands, to vote freely for the candidate of their preference, and we are awaiting, independent of who is elected President, the support of all political powers for a swift resolution to our problem,” the announcement read.

But possibly the most anti-Papadopoulos campaign – beating even that of his opposing candidates – has come from PASECHA: the Cyprus Stock Exchange Investors’ Association.

“The CSE investors are without a doubt the biggest victims of Tassos Papadopoulos’ corrupt state, not just because he fooled them in 2003 when he was asking for their vote, but because he has covered up the CSE scam via Attorney-general Petros Clerides and his then assistant Maria Malachtou and through his law firm in trials against the investors and in favour of the banking establishment.”
This is just one extract from one of the dozens of announcements sent out by PASECHA before and during this pre-election period.

The association’s president, Omiros Alexandrou, was yesterday keen to point out that PASECHA was not in favour of any of the presidential candidates, but they are definitely in favour of ousting Papadopoulos from power.
“If Tassos is re-elected it will be a catastrophe for our country,” Alexandrou said.
“Without wanting to tell the Cyprus public who to vote for in these elections, we are calling on the people to vote against Papadopoulos. As investors, we are certain that Tassos will destroy what is left of our country,” he added.
A recent PASECHA announcement says it all:
“Do not choose the continuation of scandals and corruption
“Do not choose the continuation of investors being dragged to court
“Do not choose the continuation of nepotism
“Do not choose the arrogance, the dictatorship and vindictiveness
“Do not choose the continuation of the manipulation of justice and the media.
“And the most important of all, do not choose the partition of our country
“Do not vote for Tassos Papadopoulos.”

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2008

[Tim Drayton]

Who are you backing, Zan?

[paliometoxo]

Tassos Papadopoulos will be re-elected

[zan]

Whoever wants to return our rights to us and a united Cyprus that is fair......At the moment I am confused as to who that will be but it sure as hell is not Tpap.....The others are not sounding that promising either but then I have predicted a Tpap last minute failure and more delay tactics...We shall see...Not long to wait now....One thing is for sure though.....Tpap will be in the background if attitudes do not change instantly......More tricks is what I am saying but then I am being cynical.....We shall see...All eyse are on the South

[Piratis]

Whoever wants to return our rights to us and a united Cyprus that is fair

Nobody wants to take from your rights. You are free to come and take the 100% of your rights any day you decide to stop the illegalities and the occupation of the north part of Republic of Cyprus.

However that is not what you want. What you want is to take away our rights and our land. You do this illegally now, but you hope you will be able to legalize this illegality. You know full well that with Papadopoulos you stand no chance in legalizing your illegalities, and that is the reason you do not want him to win.

[zan]

Whoever wants to return our rights to us and a united Cyprus that is fair

Nobody wants to take from your rights. You are free to come and take the 100% of your rights any day you decide to stop the illegalities and the occupation of the north part of Republic of Cyprus.

However that is not what you want. What you want is to take away our rights and our land. You do this illegally now, but you hope you will be able to legalize this illegality. You know full well that with Papadopoulos you stand no chance in legalizing your illegalities, and that is the reason you do not want him to win.

So you are willing to give us back the Zurich agreement??

[Viewpoint]

Whoever wants to return our rights to us and a united Cyprus that is fair

Nobody wants to take from your rights. You are free to come and take the 100% of your rights any day you decide to stop the illegalities and the occupation of the north part of Republic of Cyprus.

However that is not what you want. What you want is to take away our rights and our land. You do this illegally now, but you hope you will be able to legalize this illegality. You know full well that with Papadopoulos you stand no chance in legalizing your illegalities, and that is the reason you do not want him to win.

Please vote him in and see the result but dont make stupid excuses you made your shit now eat it.

[Eliko]

Don't worry lads, regardless of who 'Get's in' as it's politics, there will be plenty of 'Get outs' (That's the only certainty in that game!)

[Kifeas]

[Oracle]

Whoever wants to return our rights to us and a united Cyprus that is fair

Nobody wants to take from your rights. You are free to come and take the 100% of your rights any day you decide to stop the illegalities and the occupation of the north part of Republic of Cyprus.

However that is not what you want. What you want is to take away our rights and our land. You do this illegally now, but you hope you will be able to legalize this illegality. You know full well that with Papadopoulos you stand no chance in legalizing your illegalities, and that is the reason you do not want him to win.

So you are willing to give us back the Zurich agreement??

Give you back the Zurich Ageement?

You are acknowledging the Zurich Agreement was a gift to the TCs.

... did we take your free-goodies away?