Filenews 19 April 2023
Methamphetamine weighing a total of five kilograms was attempted to be imported into Cyprus by Cameroonians residing in Paphos. The drugs arrived at Larnaka airport hidden in foot care devices.
The transfer was made by a courier company in the name of a specific recipient of African origin with address in Paphos. YKAN's investigations revealed involvement in the case of four people from Cameroon, residents of Paphos.
The police organized a controlled operation to deliver the three devices in which the quantities of drugs were found to be located. Upon receipt, a total of three people, two men and one woman, were arrested, while a fourth person is wanted.
YKAN's investigations are ongoing.
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The Supreme Court upheld in its decision the 10-year prison sentence imposed on him by the permanent Assize Court of Limassol, for rape, assault and causing bodily harm and violence to the family.
He is an Egyptian man who has faced charges of 11 counts of raping his estranged wife and assaulting her and their son. As reported to the Court, because his daughter's teacher in Egypt insisted on her FGM, the appellant, along with his family, left Egypt and on 29/12/2019 came to Cyprus, where they applied for asylum. The intention of the appellant, who had been separated from the complainant for 3 to 4 years previously, was to marry a Cypriot woman in order to legalize his stay.
The Egyptian complained in an appeal that his 10-year prison sentence was excessive and that his personal circumstances were not taken into account. The Court of Appeal in its judgment stated that in the present case, the Assize Court noted that the appellant used excessive physical violence against his complaining, estranged wife, forcing her to consent to have unlawful intercourse with him, hitting her on the back, arm, leg and pulling her, events that took place in the presence of their children. but also threatening her that he would take steps with the Immigration Department so that she and their children could return to Egypt, as well as informing her family in Egypt that she was having an extramarital affair.
"All these were rightly judged by the Assize Court as serious aggravating factors for the appellant, as well as the fact that this conduct was repeated and long-lasting, since over a period of one year (between 1/6/2020 and 21/6/2021) he raped the complainant on 11 different occasions and dates, which constitutes a further aggravating factor," the Court notes.
The Court of Appeal rejected the Egyptian's argument that he did not have the perception that he was committing a crime, arguing that rape between spouses is not a criminal offence in his country, after withdrawing it during the trial, arguing that the sexual relations he had with the complainant were also with her consent. Finally, the Supreme Court found that the sentence imposed could not even be considered severe, which is why it upheld his sentence to 10 years in prison.
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A 38-year-old man has been arrested for facilitating police investigations into an ongoing case involving the transport of irregular migrants.
According to an announcement by the Communication Branch of the Police Headquarters, "shortly after 6 yesterday afternoon, a police boat intercepted at a distance of 7.5 nautical miles southeast of Cape Greco, a boat about six metres long, carrying 16 irregular migrants, namely 9 men, 3 women and 4 minors. The irregular migrants were safely transferred to the Ayia Napa marina and then taken to the Accommodation Centre in Pournara."
Examinations revealed testimony against a 38-year-old man, who appears to have been the driver of the boat, who was arrested to facilitate interrogations.
Later today, the 38-year-old is expected to be brought before the Famagusta District Court for a detention order.
The ICF of Famagusta continues the examination
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Police arrested a 22-year-old man in Paphos for causing grievous bodily harm.
According to the Spokesperson of the Paphos Police Authority, Michalis Nicolaou, on April 17, a 26-year-old man reported that while he was two days earlier at a café in the village of Emba with other persons, a 22-year-old attacked him after an argument.
According to the complaint, the 22-year-old allegedly attacked the complainant, hit him in the face and kicked him in the abdomen. He was taken to Paphos Hospital where it was found that he suffered a ruptured bladder and underwent surgery.
An arrest warrant was issued against the 22-year-old and he was eventually located and arrested on Easter Tuesday.
The examinations for the case continue by the ICF of Pafos.
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Police arrested a 40-year-old man yesterday as part of an investigation into a case of animal harm.
His arrest was preceded by a complaint to the Police by a resident of Paphos that between March 31 and April 2, unknown persons poisoned his three hunting dogs, which were in a fenced area in a field he maintains in an area of Paphos.
Police investigations raised suspicions against the 40-year-old, who was arrested to facilitate examinations.
The Pegeia Police Station continues to investigate.
