Filenews 21 June 2023
An explosive device completely destroyed a car in Argaka at dawn today.
The device was placed in a 27-year-old man's car that was parked outside his residence and the explosion caused almost complete damage, while causing disturbance in the community, since the explosion was particularly felt in almost the entire residential area.
A team of the Pafos Police rushed to the scene and began investigations to determine the type of explosive device that was placed, while evidence is collected for laboratory tests, while statements are also taken in order to enable the authorities to form a picture of the causes of this criminal act.
Examinations are ongoing.
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Police made a new arrest yesterday in the case of obtaining temporary protection status for foreigners with false documents, in an attempt to dismantle the ring that has been operating lately.
He is a Syrian wanted in the case, with the number of those arrested reaching 11, while eight others are still being sought. Members of the ICF Police Headquarters handcuffed him yesterday and it is expected that today he will be taken to the Nicosia District Court to request a detention order.
The police have a picture of what exactly happened, since, according to "F" information, the 65-year-old certifying officer who is detained as a suspect for her act as an intermediary, has spoken to the authorities and is cooperating with the investigators, unlike the 40-year-old officer of the Civil Registry and Migration Department who observes the right to remain silent.
According to testimonies, Syrians, in order to secure temporary protection status in Cyprus, initially gave €250 along with their application to intermediaries. However, there is another testimony according to which, when they received the special paper from the Civil Registry and Migration Department, they gave another middleman who is wanted another €1,500. All this will be examined by the investigators to see how much money was given and where it ended up.
According to the same information of "F", the case came to light when this officer of the Migration Department asked for the "forms" filled out by the Syrians and took them for examination, while they were held by other officers. This aroused suspicion and as a result tests were carried out and it was determined that something was wrong.
The investigations, as "F" wrote yesterday, go back six months to see how many cases this officer has examined and whether they are "problematic". Key to the case is another Syrian who is wanted and also acted as an intermediary in the case.
The ICF Headquarters investigates serious offenses such as conspiracy to commit a felony, circulation of false documents and corruption, while investigations are also monitored by the Ministry of Interior, to determine what internal checks are needed to prevent such rackets from happening again.
A police spokesperson told us that it is not excluded that after the expiration of the detention orders of the suspects, their renewal will be requested, since investigations are ongoing and a series of files concerning applications for temporary protection as refugees mainly by Syrians are being examined.
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Pafos Live
The Pafos district court found a 74-year-old resident of a village in the Paphos district court guilty in connection with a fatal accident in 2019 in which 10-year-old Nelina Fakliska was fatally injured.
The little student, a child of Bulgarian immigrants, of the Primary School "Pefkios Georgiadis" attempted at noon on November 22, 2019 to cross Tassos Papadopoulos Avenue. A car driven by the then 70-year-old on this avenue in the direction from the roundabout of the Hospital to Mesogi Avenue, dragged the 10-year-old, who was crossing the avenue at that moment using a pedestrian crossing controlled by traffic lights.
The court found the driver of the vehicle guilty and on July 17 there will be pleadings to mitigate the sentence.
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A strong police force carried out a new operation this morning at the Chloraka complex where foreigners live.
Foreigners continue to illegally link the apartments they have occupied to the EAC substation. The president of the community of Chlorakas, Nikolas Liasidis, said that in order to solve the problem definitively, the state should take more drastic measures.
The site turned out to be a ghetto and a place for all illegal activities.
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A double-cab vehicle stolen yesterday in Tsada was found in the morning in Paphos.
The vehicle was found in a reed bed in the Limnaria stream next to the Stelios Kyriakides stadium.
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Filenews
Pafos Police arrested three people on Wednesday in connection with electricity theft as part of a coordinated operation in an apartment building complex in Chloraka.
According to the Spokesperson of the Pafos Police Authority and Head of the Pafos ICF, Michalis Nicolaou, on Wednesday between the hours of 07:00-10:00, a coordinated operation was carried out in an apartment building complex in Chloraka, for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and increasing the sense of security of the public. Members of ADE, YAM, YKAN, MMAD and K.S. Chlorakas participated.
A number of apartments and various persons were also searched. As part of the investigations, Nicolaou said, two cases of power theft emerged, with illegal connections from an adjacent substation.
It emerged that two people, aged 22 and 23, live in one apartment and a 23-year-old man in the other, who were arrested and detained.
During the operation, the 23-year-old allegedly jumped from the 2nd floor to a 1st floor balcony and then to the ground resulting in a fractured heel.
He was then transferred to Paphos General Hospital where he was given first aid and discharged.
Furthermore, the Community Authority of Chlorakas proceeded to clean the areas of the complex from garbage and other debris located in the area.
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