A new video is a big problem. It shows bad things about election money. This happened in the 2023 election. The video shows how to spend too much money. It also says business people paid for meetings. They could meet the president and his wife.
The video shows Giorgos Lakkotrypis. He was a minister. The video says money limits were broken. It also talks about cash. Charalambos Charalambous, the president's brother-in-law, is mentioned. The money was about €1 million.
The government said the video is fake. They said it was made to hurt Cyprus. A state check shows the video is edited.
Giorgos Lakkotrypis says his words were changed. He thinks the video came out at a bad time. He told the police. He wants to show he is honest.
Other parties are worried. They want answers. They fear people will not trust the government. Some members of parliament are also worried. They say honesty is important.
The attorney-general and police are looking. They think it is a "hybrid attack." People pretended to be investors. They filmed Mr. Lakkotrypis. This makes us think about election money rules. It also makes us think about election honesty.