Pafos Press 12 December 2023
The Paphos District Court ordered a 29-year-old Paphos resident to be detained for four days to facilitate investigations into three cases of theft from a depository and money laundering, according to the Assistant Police Director of Paphos Operations, Michalis Nikolaou.
Against the 29-year-old, the Police received three different complaints from citizens, who allegedly gave money to the suspect, in order to buy a car, but he did not deliver the vehicle they agreed upon. The three cases were reported to the Police on October 28, 2023.
According to the history of the case, a 33-year-old resident of Paphos reported to the Police that in May 2023, he contacted the 29-year-old, who runs a vehicle sales shop, with the aim of mediating the sale of his vehicle and bringing him a specific vehicle from abroad. For this purpose, in June 2023, the side of the complainant sent the 29-year-old, through a transfer, an amount of money in excess of €13,000. Additionally, the complainant reported that in July 2023, the 29-year-old told him that he had sold his vehicle for €25,000.
However, according to the complaint, the suspect never delivered the vehicle they agreed upon or any amount of money to the complainant.
The second complaint was made by a 35-year-old resident of Pafos. According to the complaint, the complainant reached an agreement with the 29-year-old to buy a car, which the suspect would bring from abroad. For this purpose, last July, on two occasions, the 35-year-old gave the 29-year-old a sum of money, totalling €17,000, as part of the value of the vehicle, which he would buy. However, since then the 29-year-old has not delivered the agreed vehicle to the complainant, nor returned the money.
The third complaint was made by a 61-year-old resident of Paphos, according to whom, in July 2023, he sent the sum of €23,000 to the 29-year-old, in order to purchase a vehicle, which the suspect would bring to him from abroad. However, according to the complaint, the vehicle was never delivered to the complainant, nor was the money refunded.
A judicial arrest warrant was issued against the 29 year old, which was executed yesterday, at Paphos airport, upon his return to Cyprus from a foreign country.
The TAE of Paphos continues the exams.
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The Municipality of Paphos filed a complaint with the Police regarding an illegal website for booking sports fields of the Municipality of Paphos.
According to a relevant announcement, the Municipality of Paphos informs the public that it has made a complaint to the Paphos Police Department for illegal reservations of the sports fields of the Municipality of Paphos through a website that does not belong to the Municipality of Paphos and has nothing to do with the operation of this website.
As stated, the complaint is under investigation by the Paphos Police Department and the person behind its operation is being sought.
Also, the Municipality of Paphos informs the public that within January 2024, as part of the further digitization of the services of the Municipality of Paphos, the PafosNow application will integrate the reservation service of all municipal spaces, including the sports fields belonging to the Municipality of Paphos. The use of the pitches by the public will only be made by reservation through the PafosNow application, the Pafos Municipality concludes in its announcement.
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A 54-year-old man, who drove a speed boat rented from a water sports outlet in Protaras in 2017, will be held in custody until his sentencing, the Famagusta District Court decided on Tuesday, in the case brought against the man, who injured a tourist in 2017.
According to the case, a then 25-year-old Cypriot woman and permanent resident of Scotland and her cousin, were injured by the 54-year-old in a speedboat at Konnos beach in Protaras, while on holiday in August 2017.
The 25-year-old was seriously injured when the speed boat hit her and her cousin, who was only lightly injured.
A case was brought against the 54-year-old, who was steering the boat that hit the two women.
He was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm, failing to maintain a safe speed, driving a speedboat without exercising the utmost care and attention, negligent and reckless acts as well as other violations of the Speedboat Regulations Act.
On Tuesday, the court decided for the man to be held in custody until his sentencing, which could include multi-year prison time.
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A 61-year-old man who lives permanently in Paphos was handcuffed by the Police for an investigated case of theft and illegal possession of property. According to the Assistant Police Director of Paphos, Michalis Nikolaou, yesterday, Sunday, December 10, around 15:00, a 67-year-old resident of Polis Chrysochou reported that four wooden barrels with a total value of €900 were stolen from his property, in a rural area in the village of Chrysochou.
According to Mr. Nikolaou, the complaint raised suspicions against a specific person, a resident of Pafos, aged 61, who was located with the intention of giving a statement. In an investigation carried out by the members of the Police, when they visited the place where he lives, the stolen items were found in his vehicle, resulting in the arrest of the suspect for illegal possession of property.
Today, the 61 year old is expected to be charged before the District Court of Pafos and then released to be summoned at a later date.
