Feb 17 (Reuters) - A Cypriot court acquitted former parliamentary speaker Demetris Syllouris on Tuesday of corruption charges linked to a scrapped citizenship-for-investment scheme that triggered public outrage and intense European Union scrutiny.
Syllouriswas tried alongside former lawmaker Christakis Tziovannis, who was also acquitted, on charges of conspiracy to defraud and abuse of power linked to efforts to secure passports for foreign investors. Both had pleaded not guilty.
