Audit Office to Forward Akamas Report to Attorney General, Ecologists Say

07.10.2026 18:08

POLITIS TEAM

Summary by Politis

The Audit Office report found that Akamas’ development plan was assessed before specific conservation objectives had been set, and that binding environmental conditions were not properly incorporated or followed.
Of 19 additional or amended conditions imposed after works began, 17 remained unmet; two over-excavations caused irreversible environmental damage, alongside reported waste of public funds and uncontrolled waste dumping.
The Ecologists Movement said services failed to detect violations promptly, and noted that the Audit Office would send the report to the Attorney General to assess whether offences may have been committed.

Of 19 additional or amended environmental conditions in Akamas, 17 had not been fully met, according to the report.

The Audit Office's Special Report, released today, confirms the seriousness of what has happened in Akamas, according to the Ecologists Movement. Among the findings the Movement highlights, 17 of the 19 additional or amended environmental conditions imposed after the works began had not yet been fully met.

Assessment carried out before conservation objectives were set

The Movement says the report identifies a fundamental issue. The appropriate assessment of the effects of the Sustainable Development Plan was carried out before specific conservation objectives had been set for the area.

Environmental conditions not reflected in construction plans

In a statement, the Movement says the report also identifies cases in which legally binding environmental conditionswere not adequately incorporated into construction plans. According to the Movement, the report further records deviations during the execution of the works.

The Movement describes as particularly worrying the finding that, of the 19 additional or amended environmental conditions imposed after the works began, 17 had not yet been fully met.

Over-excavation and use of public funds

The Movement notes that in two cases of over-excavation, the environmental damage can no longer be restored. It also refers to a waste of public funds.

Breaches inside the National Forest Park

According to the Ecologists Movement, the findings are not limited to administrative or technical failures. The Movement points to the recording of breaches of legally binding environmental conditions, departures from approved plans and the uncontrolled dumping of waste inside the National Forest Park.

It also refers to the inability of the competent services to identify violations in time and to take the necessary preventive or corrective measures.

Referral to the Attorney General

The Movement considers it particularly significant that the Audit Office intends to forward the report to the Attorney General, so that it can be assessed whether there are grounds to investigate the possible commission of offences.