A three-year investigation into alleged corruption within Cyprus's controversial "golden passport" scheme has concluded with no findings of criminal wrongdoing, exonerating former President Nicos Anastasiades's political party and family members. The Cyprus Independent Authority Against Corruption, dismissing a complaint from an opposition MP, found no evidence linking political donations to citizenship grants or illegal activity in a contentious property sale involving the former president's son-in-law. The probe, launched in response to allegations from AKEL MP Christos Christofides, scrutinized whether the granting of citizenship to 13 foreign investors, including Russian billionaire Victor Pichugov, was connected to a €4.7 million property transaction. The 2008 sale involved a building owned by a company belonging to Yiannis Misirlis, Anastasiades's son-in-law, and purchased by Pichugov's bank, Promsvyazbank. The Authority's report, released after three years and three months, stated it found "no testimony" connecting citizenship approvals to donations to the Disy party and "no suggestion of the commitment of offences of corruption." Despite these clearances, the investigation faced significant hurdles and subsequent criticism. The Authority reported being "unable to locate any authorised person" from Promsvyazbank, which ceased Cypriot operations in 2019, and found the former chairman's declared address "constantly closed." Christofides seized upon these limitations, arguing the "excessive delay undermined the ability to substantiate the complaint." He further contended that the absence of illegality does not equate to moral blamelessness, pointing to a "blatant conflict of interest." The Authority's structure itself came under fire. Christofides highlighted a "visible conflict of interest" in the appointment of officials previously selected by the very government indirectly under investigation, which he claims "damaged the necessary image of objectivity." This sentiment is echoed in media commentary, with the *Cyprus Mail* editorializing that the Authority is a "toothless body" whose findings "carry no legal weight," representing "a big waste of time that will do very little in eliminating corruption." With the specific allegations now legally laid to rest, the political and public focus shifts to the efficacy of the nation's anti-corruption framework. Christofides's demand for the publication of a separate Audit Office report ensures the issue remains in the public eye, transforming the controversy from a case of alleged corruption into a pointed debate about the mechanisms designed to prevent it.