Cyprus Mail 17 June 2022 - by Nick Theodoulou
Prison Director Anna Aristotelous
Central prison director Anna Aristotelous has alleged that she has been targeted by a senior police officer who colluded with an inmate to try and obtain video footage of her.
Aristotelous spoke to daily Politis on Friday and alleged that the accused officer sought to obtain footage which would damage her reputation.
The prison director further stated that she has evidence of the senior officer communicating with the inmate, with local media reporting that the two shared messages on Telegram on an almost daily basis.
Politis cited well informed sources as stating that one of the messages read: “It’s rumoured that Anna will soon move on to another job. Send me them [videos] as soon as you can, because I want to do some things before the girls leave the prison.”
“The only thing I want is some videos which hurt her,” the officer allegedly wrote in a separate message in March.
The case appears to have leaked to Aristotelous as the prison was “buzzing” with talk of the ongoing sting attempt, with inmates discussing it at length.
The director subsequently managed to secure a written admission of the conversations between the inmate and the officer,
Aristotelous on Friday further stated that she will take the case to the attorney general and make a complaint to the police watchdog in the coming days. She has decided not to report the case to the police as the incident concerns a senior officer, and said that the force is unable to investigate itself.
Aristotelous described the incident as a “major corruption scandal”.
The alleged incident raises further questions, such as how an inmate appears to have had such easy access to communication devices over a prolonged period of time.
