Filenews 9/10 June 2024
An eight-day detention order against a 45-year-old and a 44-year-old man on suspicion of stealing the car of candidate MEP Phidias Panayiotou was issued within the day by the Nicosia District Court.
The two persons, of Greek Cypriot and Georgian origin, respectively, were arrested yesterday by members of the Police.
The ICF of Nicosia obtained scientific testimony linking them to the theft of Panayiotou's car and led to their identification. It should be noted that the vehicle was parked under the apartment building where the candidate lives.
The two are now also suspects in a case of burglary and theft from a store, committed last Wednesday, June 5.
Specifically, during their arrest and the search inside the car, it was found that inside the vehicle there was merchandise of the store, the total value of which is estimated at €3-4 thousand.
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An incident with an attack on lifeguards took place yesterday morning in a coastal area in Limassol.
According to information, around 09:00 in the morning a man from Nigeria while in the area of Kipos in the sea in the lane where the boats are located, was approached by a lifeguard on a jet ski, asking him to leave the spot as it was prohibited. The Nigerian then attacked the lifeguard by throwing him from the jet ski, which he grabbed and fled.
He was pursued by members of the Port Police with two boats which managed to intercept him and he was finally arrested. A member of the Coast Guard was also injured in the chase.
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