Pafos Live 19 October 2023
Police arrested two students yesterday in connection with a fight that took place at the Technical School last Monday that injured two of their classmates aged 15 and 16.
According to the spokesperson of the Pafos Police Authority and Head of the Pafos ICF, Michalis Nicolaou, these are a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old against whom arrest warrants were issued, arrested yesterday and after being charged in writing were released.
The offenses they face are conspiracy to commit a felony and misdemeanor, causing grievous and actual bodily harm.
The two students who were injured after a scuffle during a break after being given first aid were dismissed.
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A member of an international criminal organization that extorted millions of euros through cryptocurrency fraud, is alleged to be a 29-year-old from Austria, who was arrested by members of the Larnaca ICF, following a coordinated operation conducted in parallel in Austria and the Czech Republic, involving Europol and the European Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust).
"F" reports that this is a big case, involving several people in different countries, whose whereabouts Europol found after months of investigations. As of yesterday afternoon, two more people had been arrested in Austria and the Czech Republic, and investigations are underway to locate more. That is why the European services did not give many details about the case.
As for the 29-year-old Austrian, he was found in his apartment in Larnaca, which he also used as an office. An arrest warrant was pending against him by the Austrian authorities for the offences of fraud, participation in a criminal organisation and money laundering. Documents related to his professional activity, such as computers and documents, have been seized from his home and will be sent to Austria.
After his arrest, the young man was brought before the Larnaca District Court and there he gave his consent to be extradited to Austria. The court ordered his detention until he was handed over to the country's authorities.
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The news that came to light yesterday concerning the complaint of a 17-year-old Greek Cypriot high school student in Limassol, who claims that she was abducted by a 23-year-old and sexually abused in his home, repeatedly, causes concern. At the same time, there is turmoil in the educational community and not only, the fact that the 23-year-old alleged perpetrator served as a security guard for a few days at the high school where the minor attends.
Investigators from the Vulnerable Persons Management Subdivision of the Police Headquarters handcuffed the 23-year-old, who was brought before the Court last Monday. There, in closed-door proceedings, he was detained for seven days. According to what the minor reported, she was abducted and detained for one night at the suspect's house, involuntarily, with the latter repeatedly sexually abusing her.
The complaint comes to shake up once again the waters regarding the security guards placed in school units, as this guard was in possession of all the necessary certificates and documents from the Police, which are needed for the license to practice the profession. According to "F", the incident took place last Sunday, but the alleged perpetrator worked as a replacement guard at the high school in mid-September and for seven days.
Asked to comment on "F", the President of the Ephorate of Greek Schools of Limassol, Dinos Ellinas, said that it may be time for the criteria set for practicing the profession of security guard to be put in a stricter framework and for people placed in schools to be more controlled.
Regarding the procedure for the prevention of security guards in schools, he indicated that the Limassol School Board has employed a specific company following a tender process. This is a guard who was assigned by the company to replace a permanent guard from 21/9 to 28/9, that is, he worked seven days under the company and the school guard. The incident took place on October 15 and it appears that about a month has passed since this person worked at school."
In addition, he stressed that the Limassol School Board, in the announcement of the competition for the placement of security guards, required the persons who are in the schools to have a license to practice the guard. This person, as Mr. Ellinas mentioned, held all the necessary certificates.
He also stressed that from information received, the suspect was not an employee of the specific company on the day of the incident. "We, as the Limassol School Board, have done the right thing regarding the certificates we have requested and ask for any guard, but also for this one. Perhaps, the existing criteria should be set under stricter frameworks and in order to control workers more," he stressed.
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The journey of a 28-year-old food distributor was stopped by 5 people in Limassol while he was riding his bicycle in the city center and asked for his money.
The 28-year-old refused to give money and one of them hit him with his hands in the face, causing him to fall to the ground.
According to police, the five persons stole the purse containing a sum of money of €250 euros and two mobile phones.
Members of the Police rushed to the scene for examinations where evidence for scientific examinations was received.
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