The court in Nicosia said two men are not guilty. They are Demetris Syllouris and Christakis Tziovanis. They had charges about the old citizenship program. The court told everyone on Tuesday. Many people watched this case.
The men are now free. This is a big change. A report in 2020 said they did wrong things. They were accused of helping others for money. They were also accused of cheating the country. But the court said there was no proof.
The court said there was not enough proof of bad actions. Some important people did not speak. Some important papers were not shown. This shows proof must be very strong. It is more important for important people.
The court could not see clear proof of breaking the law. It was hard to know why someone chose a certain company. The police could not show how people got citizenship. They did not show the men pushed anyone. Asking about a paper is not bad. A video was not used as proof.
Most judges said they were not guilty. One judge thought differently on one charge. This shows the case was hard to understand.
Mr. Syllouris is happy. He said he was always honest. He said he fought bad actions. He said he does not have much money. He wants to work in politics. He will help good laws.
This ends a long court fight. It closes the old program problem. The case was important for Cyprus.