Pafos Live 12 July 2024
According to police, examinations revealed that the two perpetrators were wearing helmets and were riding a black scooter-type motorcycle, which did not bear registration numbers.
The 51-year-old, Nicolaou said, was arrested at 10pm on Thursday in Paphos and taken into custody. The Paphos Police are investigating the case. * * * * * *
Police in Paphos arrested a 29-year-old man to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of impersonation and illegal stay in the territory of the Republic.
According to Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, at around 10 last night, a member of the Paphos Aliens and Immigration Service intercepted a person on Kaniggos Street in Paphos for checking. That person did not have any evidence to prove his identity, but gave some evidence to the police officer.
A subsequent check, Nicolaou said, found that a photo of the person he presented for identification purposes did not look like him.
Under questioning, this person allegedly admitted that he has been residing illegally in the Republic since 29.6.22 and stated that he is an Indian aged 29.
He was subsequently arrested for the offences of impersonation and illegal stay in the territory of the Republic and detained.
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Pafos Police arrested two persons to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of illegal possession and use of drugs in Paphos.
According to Pafos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, on 11.7.24 at approximately 17:30 members of the Pafos Crime Prevention Unit went to the residence of a 33-year-old man with a court search warrant pending against him. A 17-year-old minor, who allegedly lived in the same residence, was found at the residence.
During the search, Nicolaou said, a quantity of 5 grams of cannabis, a quantity resembling drugs, as well as a number of ecstasy-like pills were found at the residence.
The 33-year-old reportedly confessed that he possessed the drugs for his own use. Further in another area of the residence, a quantity of cannabis of 45 grams, crushers and a quantity of solid substance resembling cannabis resin were found. The 17-year-old claimed responsibility for the possession of the latter. The two persons were arrested and taken to the police.
The 33-year-old remained in custody while the 17-year-old was subsequently released and is expected to be charged in writing.
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Police, as part of an investigation into the premeditated murder of 34-year-old Dimitris Andronikos, known as "Dimitroui", proceeded yesterday on the basis of a court warrant, to arrest another person.
This is a 28-year-old man who was detained to facilitate interrogations.
It is recalled that the 34-year-old succumbed to his injuries on May 28, while being treated at Nicosia General Hospital, after being shot at noon on April 23, 2024, on the Palaichori-Anthoupoli road.
The ICF Nicosia continues the examinations.
Update - The 28-year-old man who was arrested yesterday by the Police for facilitating the investigations in the case of the premeditated murder of 34-year-old Dimitris Andronikos, committed in Anthoupoli on April 23, was released this morning.
According to a communication officer of the Police Headquarters, the examinations were completed without finding anything incriminating against the 28-year-old and he was subsequently released.
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Members of the Police (OPOD Headquarters), while carrying out traffic checks, stopped today at dawn on the Limassol – Nicosia motorway, a car, which was moving at a speed of 229 instead of 100 km/h which is the permissible limit.
Subsequent examinations revealed that the driver of the vehicle was a young man, aged 20, who was arrested for the offence of speeding.
The 20-year-old is expected to be arraigned this morning before the Nicosia District Court.
Examinations are ongoing.
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There are neither criminal nor disciplinary responsibilities of police officers for the death of 19-year-old Anisur Rahman from Bagaldesh, who tragically lost his life when last April he fell from the balcony of the 5th floor of an apartment he lived in in an apartment building in Limassol, apparently to avoid a police control.
This seems to record the report of the two criminal investigators handed over to the Independent Authority for the Investigation of Allegations and Complaints against the Police (AADIPA). The two criminal investigators were appointed to examine whether there was any responsibility on the part of the police officers who had rushed to the apartment building for a check, following information that illegal aliens were living in an apartment.
After the tragic incident, allegations were made that police officers of the Aliens and Immigration Service broke down the door and even beat two residents. All this was not verified by the foreigners themselves during the investigation carried out.
The tragic events unfolded on April 10, 2024 when, at 6.20, following information that irregular migrants were living in a specific apartment on the 5th floor of an apartment building in the center of Limassol, members of the Police went for a relevant check. Before entering the apartment, two foreigners who seem to have been scared and in their attempt to escape, one jumped from a bedroom window causing him to fall on the balcony of another apartment and was fatally injured and the other jumped from the balcony of the apartment and landed on a balcony of another apartment resulting in serious injuries. A total of 11 people from Bangladesh lived in the apartment and all were in Cyprus without the necessary residence permits.
According to "F" information, the injured man in his statement allegedly said that he suddenly heard a roommate shouting at him "run, the police are coming" so he jumped from the balcony.
More than 30 statements were taken in the case and no one said that the police did anything wrong. In fact, the police said that they had consent to conduct a search and that in such cases a search warrant was not needed, as they would conduct a search of persons and not of the premises.
The report will be studied by the Authority (perhaps by its chairman) and if gaps or omissions are found, criminal investigators will be asked to fill them. Also, according to "F's" information, the forensic reports on the cause of death of the 19-year-old are not yet ready, so they will be expected before the conclusion along with the comments of the Authority, forwarded to the Attorney General for study and any instructions.
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The Mayor of Ayia Napa, Christos Zannettou, stated today before the Permanent Assize Court of Famagusta, non-admission to offences involving forgery, circulation of a false document, extortion of money by false representations, false reports of company officials and money laundering.
According to police sources, during today's proceedings, Mr. Zannettou replied "non-admission" to the charges brought against him by the representative of the Prosecution and the Assize Court set the next hearing for continuation of the hearing, October 30.
Until then, the Mayor of Ayia Napa will be free, after a guarantee of 100 thousand euros was signed with a creditworthy guarantor.
It is noted that Christos Zanettou is a defendant in a case of securing €765,000 from European funds 12 years ago, related to the upgrade of a hotel of which, at the time in question, he was a director and shareholder.
It is recalled that the Minister of Interior, in an announcement on July 2, "based on the opinion of the Legal Service, decided not to suspend the Mayor of Ayia Napa, Christos Zannettou".
The Ministry's announcement states that "this decision was taken taking into account that the commencement and completion of the investigation of the offences under investigation and/or the registration of the criminal case against the person in question, took place before the entry into force of the provisions of article 113 of the Municipalities Law of 2022 [Law 52 (I)/2022]".
It is also noted that "taking into account the fact that the Law in force until June 30, 2024 on Municipalities (Law 111/1985) did not contain similar provisions to article 113 of the Municipalities Law of 2022 for a holiday of elected members of the Municipal Council, Mr. Zannettou could not be suspended."
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An eighteen-year-old man was arrested in the morning to facilitate police investigations into an ongoing case of theft and illegal possession of property on the Larnaka coastal front.
According to Haris Hadjigiasemi, Assistant Police Director of Larnaka, "in the context of targeted checks carried out by the Larnaca Police Headquarters, at around 08.50 in the morning, members of the OPE of the Larnaca Police Authority, spotted a young foreigner on the coastal front of the city, whose movements were considered suspicious and was called for inspection".
He added: "During the search, the young man, aged 18, was found in possession of a sports bag, inside which were three mobile phones, a credit card, vehicle and house keys and a pair of ear pods. The young man did not give satisfactory explanations to the members of the OPE about the origin of the findings and was taken to the offices of the Larnaca Police Authority for further investigation."
As he said, "while the necessary check was being carried out, a tourist came to the Larnaca Police Authority and reported the theft of his bag, which he identified as the one in the possession of the foreigner."
According to Mr. Hadjigiasemis, "the young man was arrested for the offences of theft and illegal possession of property and tomorrow he is expected to be brought before the Larnaca District Court for a detention order."
As the Larnaca Assistant Police Director said, "in the last fortnight police checks have increased on the coastal front of Larnaka, due to cases of theft observed in the area. The Larnaca Police Authority cooperates closely with Larnaka Municipality at all levels and provides all necessary facilities that may be requested by the Police," he noted.
