Filenews 27 April 2023
The Agios Stylianos High School in Strovolos was targeted, as delinquent elements acting during the night, burned down the hall of the teachers' association, in which they had "erupted" again. It is recalled that the school was burned at dawn on Easter, as well as the High School of Agios Vasilios, which recorded great damage.
Specifically, yesterday morning the Gymnasium of Agios Stylianos was attacked again by night walkers, who after causing damage, set fire to the hall. The new incident of delinquency concerns the competent bodies, which are trying to find effective ways to protect school units.
OELMEK also condemned the arson of the school, pointing out that the repeated incidents of vandalism and destruction in schools, outside their opening hours, demonstrate in the clearest way the inadequacy of measures to protect school infrastructure.
"We call on the State and all those responsible to finally take the necessary measures to protect schools to prevent the recurrence of such unacceptable phenomena. For this reason, we contacted the Minister of Education, asking for substantial measures to be implemented immediately, not only in the schools where the recent incidents occurred, but in general."
"We stress, in every direction, that the State and society as a whole cannot remain spectators of the destruction of school properties, which are paid for by taxpayers and for the upgrading of which the Directorates and teachers of schools constantly strive and care, having in many cases the assistance of the relevant Parents and Guardians Associations", OELMEK said in a statement.
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A 39-year-old Greek Cypriot man was detained for five days after being arrested yesterday in Limassol on suspicion of raping his ex-girlfriend.
The suspect was brought before the Limassol District Court today for a request for his detention. As philenews learns, the Court ordered his detention for a period of five days with the suspect's lawyer not to bring tension to the request of the Police.
According to a complaint, the suspect allegedly raped his ex-partner about a month ago.
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Authorities have filed a complaint about the abduction of two minors by an unknown man in a park in Nicosia. The unidentified man, according to the complaint, demanded a ransom to release them, even threatening their lives. The two minors, a 16-year-old and a 14-year-old, accompanied by their guardians, filed a complaint with the ICF of Nicosia that they had been abducted by the unknown man.
According to the facts before the authorities, on April 20, the 16-year-old and the 14-year-old reported that a foreign man was illegally detaining them between the hours of 5pm and 8 p.m.
The two described the unknown man to the authorities, while they said that he kept their mobile phones and demanded a ransom of €25,000 for each of their families, otherwise, according to their claims, he said that he would take them to Famagusta district and kill them. The two minors identified the man about 1.70 metres tall, who was wearing a tracksuit and had long black hair.
According to the allegations of the two minors, the unknown man released them around 8 p.m., while he kept their mobile phones asking them if they would like to be returned to them, the next day to meet and give him a thousand euros each, in order to return them to them.
It is worth noting that searches were carried out in the following days, but the suspect was not identified.
The news was brought to light by the website REPORTER. Examinations are ongoing.
