Pafos Live 25 September 2023
A 34-year-old asylum seeker caused concern, insulted members of the police, showed disobedience and resisted lawful arrest.
The vehicle he was driving was stopped for inspection yesterday morning. The 34-year-old was charged in writing and released.
In another case, a 43-year-old foreigner was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol and refusing to give a satisfactory second exhalation sample, causing concern. He was eventually arrested for the offences of drunkenness and causing alarm.
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A convict in the Central Prison was injured yesterday by barbed wire and was taken to the General Hospital.
Specifically, according to an announcement by the Department of Prisons, yesterday at about 13:50, an undertrial of African descent in the courtyard, tried to climb a metal gate leading to the laboratory area, resulting in injuries from bladed barbed wire in the abdomen.
According to the announcement, the reaction of the on-duty prison guards was immediate, he was transferred to the Prison Infirmary and then, following instructions from the Medical Officer of the Department of Prisons, he was transferred to the General Hospital where the wounds were sutured and he was detained for preventive monitoring.
His health condition is good, while the causes that led to the incident are being examined by the Department of Prisons.
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The Paphos District Court issued a three-day detention order on Saturday to a 20-year-old hotel employee to facilitate investigations into three cases of burglary and theft from rooms at the Paphos hotel where he worked.
According to the spokesperson of the Paphos Police Authority and Head of the Pafos ICF, Michalis Nicolaou, on the dates of 8, 18 and 20 September, three different hotel guests reported that various amounts of money were stolen from their rooms.
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A fight between people took place last night at a concert in the community park of Lympia.
According to police, persons informed security guards at the scene that a number of people had been caught. The guards were at the scene of the fight and removed those involved outside the site. One person was slightly injured in the fight.
Later, members of the Police were called to the scene without the need for their intervention, while officially at this stage no formal complaint emerged.
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Charges 1-13 were suspended against 44-year-old Joseph Joseph, known as "Sifis", for the attempted murder against Nikos Rodotheou on 26/11/2018 in the center of Nicosia.
This development was finalised this morning at the Nicosia Assize Court, where a hearing was set for the case. The representative of the prosecution, Vasilis Bisas, explained that after the withdrawal of the main prosecution witness (30-year-old A. H.), it is not possible to substantiate charges 1-13 and therefore said that they should be suspended. He also asked for time to handle the case, since now only one charge remains (the 14th). The case has therefore been set for 19 October.
Following the above development, there are no grounds for further detention of the accused as a defendant, as mentioned in the proceedings. As the representative of the prosecution explained, after an agreement on the defense lawyers, the terms of bail were set. Specifically, the defendant will pay the amount of €10,000 and sign once a week at the Lakatamia police station.
We recall that at the previous hearing, 30-year-old A. H. had indicated that he would not testify under oath. As we noted, this was an essential development, as on the basis of the testimony of the same person, Adam Aburamadan and Didi Rudolph were convicted of the same crime with 17 years in prison. Both allegedly had Joseph as an accomplice in committing the crime.
A.H. had said before the three-judge judiciary: "I have to state that I have sent a letter (to the Legal Service) and I do not intend to testify about the case." He explained that "my memory has been damaged and I don't remember the events."
It should be noted here that when on 4/9/2021 the Assize Court found Rudolph and Aburamadan guilty of the same criminal act, namely the attempted murder against Nikos Rodotheos, the testimony of the then 28-year-old A.H. was characterized as key to the conviction of the aforementioned and the resolution of the case.
The prosecution witness, on 06/03/2019 was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment, for complicity after committing the attempted murder. At the time, he was accused of assisting two people in order to enable them to escape punishment. He had been convicted by his own admission.
As he had reported at the time, he made suggestions for third-person complicity. The attempted murder against Nikos Rodotheou (brother of Andros who had been murdered in April 2017) was committed on November 26, 2018, around 23:10 at night in the area of the Hilton Hotel. Two people on a motorcycle fired five shots into the back of the 60-year-old Cypriot businessman's car.
After testimony emerged, the ICF of Nicosia had proceeded with the arrest of three persons, while the Police had announced at the time that two more people were wanted in the case. The reason for Didi Rudolph and Joseph Joseph, a.k.a. "Sif". Both had fled to the occupied areas, with the first being handed over to Cypriot authorities in July 2019 and the second in March 2021.
When Joseph was charged in the present case, his lawyer had raised several issues before the court, which delayed the start of the trial.
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Two people were injured in a road collision that occurred on the Ayia Napa-Pyla motorway.
According to police, a vehicle was spotted moving in the opposite lane. Members of the Police rushed to the area and traffic was stopped. The driver of the vehicle was then located and stopped. According to the tests, this is a 68-year-old man who seemed disoriented while in a breathalyzer test he was negative but was positive in a narcotest.
A short time later, a driver of another vehicle trying to avoid this vehicle collided with the guardrail of the motorway, resulting in minor injuries to two people.
The causes of the road collision are being investigated by the SBA Police and the traffic offences by the Oroklini Police Station.
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A new incidental chase with gunfire occurred at midnight in Larnaca, when police signalled a car driver to stop on the Larnaka-Dhekelia road.
A 47-year-old Greek Cypriot was arrested for negligent and dangerous driving, assaulting a police officer, public insult and resisting arrest.
According to police, around 11:30 p.m. yesterday, the person in question was spotted by members of the Police driving dangerously his vehicle on Famagusta Avenue in Oroklini and entering oncoming traffic.
A signal was given to the driver to stop, but he developed speed while continuing to drive dangerously. He was pursued by members of the Police, who intercepted the vehicle a short time later. The suspect reportedly drove his vehicle toward the officers, one of whom fired warning shots with his service pistol.
After his arrest, the 47-year-old, who reportedly had symptoms of intoxication, threatened and insulted members of the police. He also refused to submit to alcohol and drug testing and attacked police officers, resulting in his arrest for flagrant offences.
The Oroklini Police Station is investigating the case.
