Filenews 14 November 2023
The 37-year-old from Palestine, who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of the arson of the Limassol District Court, committed on July 21, 2021, was placed in three-day detention.
The 37-year-old was brought before the Limassol Court this morning without being represented by a lawyer and the investigators of the ICF Limassol requested his detention for a period of 3 days. The Court granted the request and the proceedings were concluded without the facts being read.
According to philenews, testimony had been secured against the 37-year-old that he was the person who climbed the staircase they had placed with another 39-year-old outside the Court building. The suspect is believed to be the person who entered the room and then set it on fire after stealing and destroying important evidence. He even received instructions from the Central Prison, via video call from the mastermind of the case.
The 37-year-old, according to the same information, after the arson, fled to Turkey and recently returned to Larnaca. Yesterday he seems to have gone to the Police in Larnaca to get a specific certificate and then it was found that he was wanted. He was then handcuffed and handed over to the investigators of the ICF of Limassol.
Another 39-year-old person is wanted for the case, while the tsiliadoros and the mastermind of the case, who gave instructions via video call from his cell in the Central Prison, were sentenced to 7 years in prison. The 30-year-old mastermind, after being convicted, was deported and recently returned to Cyprus where he was arrested for violating the terms of his deportation.
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Two suspects allegedly facilitated the entry of 38 refugees, including 11 children, on November 9, 2023, and were apprehended by authorities in the occupied north.
Utilizing an unidentified Zodiac-type boat, the refugees embarked on the perilous journey, arriving in the occupied north via a beach in the occupied Kyrenia district.
The refugees were apprehended within the vehicle of one of the suspects. Subsequently, the suspects were arrested on the spot, and some of the refugees were placed in a student dormitory, while others were sent to prison after appearing in ‘court’ last Friday.
The suspects were taken into custody, leading to the initiation of an investigation. A 3-day detention order was issued, during which both suspects voluntarily confessed to their involvement, Cyprus Mirror reports.
Mobile phones seized during the apprehension of the suspects are undergoing examination to establish connections between the suspects.
(With information from Cyprus Mirror and Kamalı News)
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Cyprus Mail
Police on Monday evening arrested two persons for an investigated case of illegal importation and possession of drugs.
The suspects, men aged 42 and 41, were taken into custody to facilitate investigations.
According to police, information was obtained on the arrival of a package containing 800g of cannabis at a post office in Nicosia. When the 41-year-old went to the post office to pick up the package, he was arrested for the evident crime.
During investigation police also obtained testimony against the 42-year-old, who was arrested the same afternoon.
The Nicosia drug squad (Ykan) is continuing the investigation.
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Cyprus Police
The Police made a second arrest today, to facilitate the investigations regarding an investigated case of robbery, committed at the end of October 2023, in Protaras. This is a 33-year-old woman, who was arrested yesterday and taken into custody, while a 35-year-old man is also in custody for the case. The 33-year-old was spotted and arrested at Larnaca airport, during passport control, in the departures area. The robbery was committed at a kiosk in Protaras on October 30. According to the evidence under review, an unknown man entered the kiosk and asked to buy cigarettes. The man then allegedly pulled out a handgun and demanded the money from the cash register. The employee allegedly refused and the man after grabbing the entire cash register, ran away. While leaving, the perpetrator allegedly got into a car, which was waiting for him outside the kiosk, and they fled in an unknown direction. The TAE of Famagusta continues the exams.
