Pafos Live 20 June 2024
Two persons were found by the Paphos Police to be in possession of narcotic substances in Paphos.
According to Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, last night members of the Paphos Crime Prevention Unit while conducting checks in the area of Coral Bay intercepted two persons.
One, a 30-year-old permanent resident of Cyprus, was travelling on foot and in his possession a quantity of cannabis was found in a handmade cigarette containing a quantity of manufactured tobacco mixed with cannabis. In the second case, a 29-year-old permanent resident of Cyprus was found in possession of a handmade cigarette that also contained a quantity of manufactured tobacco mixed with traces of cannabis.
The two persons were taken to the Pafos YKAN Offices, charged in writing and released to be summoned later.
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A young foreigner residing in Paphos was driving a vehicle that was immobilized and did not have the necessary certificates.
In addition, he was driving the vehicle on a road in Geroskipou at twice the speed allowed. A member of the Paphos Traffic Police Team G who was on patrol spotted a vehicle last night moving at a speed of 125 km instead of 65 km which is the allowed limit.
The 22-year-old driver, as it was found after the arrest of the vehicle, did not have a driving license and the vehicle, which was declared immobilized, did not have a safety certificate and a registration certificate. The driver was arrested, charged in writing and released to be summoned later while his vehicle was impounded at the police station.
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A bather spotted a pistol around eight o'clock last night in the sea area of Geroskipou. The swimmer, while swimming at a distance of about two meters from the shore, spotted the pistol on the seabed, which was oxidized.
He pulled it to shore and called the police, whose members picked it up. The pistol will be sent to police laboratories for the necessary tests.
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Facing a total of 124 charges is 73-year-old Simon Mistriel Aykut, who was arrested on Friday 7 June on suspicion of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the occupied area and has been in detention ever since.
Yesterday morning a case was registered against him and he was served with the voluminous indictment. Previously, the investigation team of the Headquarters Crime Detection Department, as part of its investigative work, had also obtained a cadastre document revealing the value of Greek Cypriot properties on which the 73-year-old's construction company allegedly made developments, without any legality. There is evidence that he illegally exploited land worth more than 40 million.
In addition, police investigators have obtained evidence from Israeli authorities following a request for assistance.
The referral to the Assize Court was set for 9 September next. The Nicosia District Court reserved for today its decision in relation to the request of the prosecution, represented by Antigone Michael, to keep the accused under trial.
The 73-year-old's defence lawyers, Rikkos Mappouridis and Maria Neophytou, objected to the request, putting forward their own positions before the court. Among other things, they said that the defendant does not own the companies allegedly involved in the case and that he transferred the shares to one of his two sons through trusts.
As regards bank cards of these companies found in his possession, it was alleged that the 73-year-old received them from his son in order to cover expenses that would arise from his trip to Israel via Larnaka airport.
In addition, the 73-year-old's defence lawyers presented a certificate from a person from the Jewish community in Larnaca, which allegedly guaranteed the defendant's stay in Cyprus.
Before a case was registered against him, Aykut was suspected of a total of six offences. These include money laundering, conspiracy to commit a felony, conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, fraudulent transactions in immovable property belonging to another, unlawful possession, possession and use of land registered with another, and conspiracy to defraud.
Two more people are wanted in the case. They are the 73-year-old's two sons. 51-year-old Afiq Yakov and 49-year-old Michael Mistriel Aykut. Both present themselves as directors of the group. Like their father, they hold Israeli and Portuguese passports. The ICF Headquarters is trying to locate them.
Simon Mistriel Aykut, 73, is portrayed on social media as the founder of AFIK GROUP. This construction organization began to implement the "Caesar Project".
The project included the Caesar Blue, Caesar Beach, Caesar Breeze, Caesar Bay, Caesar Cliff and Caesar Resort developments. All this on pieces of land in Gastria, Akanthou, Agios Amvrosios Kyrenia and Trikomo.
The alleged usurpers advertised that they sold more than 5,000 units in Trikomo (from €50,000 and above the purchase of an apartment) and 220 in Bogazi Famagusta, but also that the Afik group implemented or routed at least eight such projects with a total of more than 8,600 tourist units.
Greek Cypriots testified against Aykut after testifying that they did not consent to the development of their properties. Two people from a European country bought a tourist residence in Gastria, Famagusta and paid €235,000. They testified to the police that they were not given a title deed.
Police have been investigating the case since October 2020.
