Filenews 23 February 2023
The Police proceeded with the arrest of two persons in order to facilitate the interrogations regarding an ongoing case of conspiracy to commit a felony and misdemeanor, impersonation, illegal employment, securing registration with false representations, assisting a third-country national with the intention of making a profit, granting asylum to foreigners in violation of the Law on Aliens and Immigration and money laundering.
They are a 30-year-old and a 32-year-old, who appeared today before the Limassol District Court, which issued an eight-day detention order against them.
Specifically, after an evaluation of specific information received by the Police, members of the ICF Headquarters proceeded yesterday, pursuant to a court warrant, to the arrest of the 32-year-old, a political asylum seeker, who allegedly used the data or documents of a 30-year-old compatriot, in order to secure work. To facilitate interrogations, the 30-year-old, who resides and works legally in Cyprus, was arrested pursuant to a court warrant.
The case is being investigated by the ICF (E) Headquarters.
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Five arrest warrants for two students and three former CUT students were issued Thursday night by police to facilitate investigations into the attack by hooded men at an event at the university.
It is recalled that a 21-year-old man was slightly injured in the incident, while according to the events a total of 10 people wearing hoods, masks, gloves and dark clothes entered the theatre and began shouting homophobic slogans and various profanity.
One of them grabbed the fire extinguisher, which was in the hall, and began to throw it towards the people.
The ICF Limassol continues the examinations.
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In an incredible way he managed to extort money from a 49-year-old from the free area of Famagusta, a 69-year-old Greek, who was arrested with the assistance of the Greek authorities and extradited to Cyprus. The 69-year-old allegedly pretended to be dying in an online communication he had with the 49-year-old and persuaded him to send him thousands of euros, supposedly to arrange the transfer of €250,000, which he would give him as a gift.
The fraud was reported to the Famagusta ICF in May 2021 by the 49-year-old. As he mentioned, between January and April of the same year, after an online communication he had with an unknown person, he was persuaded to send him a sum of money amounting to €8,115, through remittances to three accounts in banks in Greece. The unknown man had told him that he would soon die and chose to donate the sum of €250,000 to him, as long as he sent him some money for tax payments and bank expenses.
The 69-year-old was wanted by the Republic authorities, who issued a European arrest warrant against him, following evidence that emerged during the investigation of the case. On January 23, he was arrested by the Greek authorities and after a court procedure, the request for his extradition to Cyprus was approved.
The Greek, who is suspected of internet fraud, securing money by false representations and money laundering, was brought before the Famagusta Court in Paralimni yesterday, which ordered his detention for 24 hours. The Police will register a case against him within the day.
