Pafos Live 13 September 2024
A fire broke out in a vehicle belonging to the K.S. Kissonerga at dawn on Friday.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Pafos Operations, Michalis Nikolaou, today 13.9.24 at about 01:55 a report was received that a fire broke out in a vehicle in a parking lot of the Community Council of Kissonerga on Charalambou Karagianni Street.
The scene was visited, Nikolaou told CNA, by members of the Police, as well as a fire truck, members of which extinguished the fire, which caused extensive damage to the vehicle.
Mr. Nicolaou said that it is a double-cab vehicle belonging to the Community Council. The scene was cordoned off in order to be examined by officers of the Electromechanical Service and officers of the Fire Brigade as well as the Pafos Crime Detection Department.
According to testimony, Mr. Nicolaou said, the vehicle was allegedly immobilized lately due to various mechanical and electronic problems. The cause of the fire will become clear after scientific examination of the vehicle and the scene, he concluded.
Update - since attributed to malicious action
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Members of the YKAN (Limassol Unit), in the context of collecting and evaluating data, found around 1 p.m. yesterday, a car driven by a 35-year-old man, moving on a road in Limassol and parking in a fast food parking lot. The car was followed by a motorcycle which parked next to him and after a few minutes, another car was parked in the fast food area.
Subsequently, the three vehicles departed simultaneously and were found parked a short time later in an area of Zakaki.
The driver of the motorcycle was seen putting a bag on his back and trying to leave the scene. The members of the YKAN intervened and intercepted the motorcycle, while the other two vehicles escaped from the spot. The driver of the motorcycle got off it and tried to flee on foot. He was stopped by the members of the YKAN and a check carried out on the bag in his possession found two packages containing cocaine with a total weight of 2 kg and 360 grams. The 33-year-old driver of the motorcycle was arrested for the offence of illegal possession of drugs for the purpose of supply.
During the investigation of the case, testimony emerged against two other persons aged 35 and 22, who were arrested on the basis of court warrants and taken into custody.
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A clash between hunters took place yesterday morning in the area of Psematismos.
According to the Police, two groups of hunters (a total of 11 persons) fought over the post (point) they would hunt.
Then one of those involved pulled a knife and wounded another hunter in the leg. The injured man was taken to the hospital where his leg was stitched and then he was discharged.
The Police are receiving statements about the said incident.
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Filenews
A motorcyclist is hospitalized in serious condition after a road accident that occurred last night in the area of Moutallos.
According to Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, at around 17:55 a 33-year-old woman was driving a car on Ibrahim Street in the Moutallou area with a southerly course.
Arriving at the intersection with two other roads, under circumstances that are being investigated, he collided with the left-hand motorcycle driven by a 27-year-old resident of Paphos.
After the collision, the motorcycle overturned, resulting in both the motorcycle and the rider ending up in a yard of an adjacent residence.
The 27-year-old was seriously injured and transported by ambulance to the Accident and Emergency Department of Paphos General Hospital where, according to the on-duty doctor, he has a fractured head, a fractured pelvis, a fractured rib, a fractured right leg, as well as a pneumothorax injury.
The 27-year-old's condition is described as serious but out of danger. The motorcycle, as revealed by further examinations, Mr. Nicolaou said, was being driven without a driver's license, without insurance coverage and without being registered. It is also unknown whether the 27-year-old was wearing a protective helmet after the helmet was spotted at the scene.
Alcohol testing with zero reading was carried out on both drivers. The causes of the traffic accident are being investigated by the Paphos Traffic Police.
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Members of the Anti-Narcotics Administration proceeded yesterday with the detection and seizure of more than 22 kilos of cannabis.
According to a relevant announcement, the quantity of drugs was found yesterday afternoon in an area of Nicosia after an arrest was made to check a car, which was driven by a 29-year-old man.
In a subsequent search inside the vehicle, 20 airtight nylon packages were found, containing a quantity of cannabis weighing approximately 22kg and 838g, resulting in the 29-year-old being arrested for a flagrant offence.
During the arrest of the 29-year-old's vehicle, it collided with an official vehicle, resulting in both vehicles suffering material damage.
The 29-year-old was taken to Nicosia General Hospital as a precaution, where he underwent medical examinations and was subsequently discharged.
Today he is expected to be brought before the Nicosia District Court for a detention order.
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The ICF of Nicosia arrested today two persons, aged 56 and 31, respectively, in connection with a case concerning the arson of two betting shops.
What is remarkable in this case has to do with the fact that a case has already been registered against a 42-year-old man of Georgian origin for these arsons, which took place on 8 and 9 April. This shows that despite the criminal prosecution of one person, the case for the Police was not closed.
In addition, as Filenews learns, the arsons of betting shops in the Nicosia district are linked by the Police to the actions taken to assume the leadership of a clan in Nicosia after the autumn of 2023 and in particular the premeditated murder of Dimitris Andronikos.
Besides, as it became known from the procedures of detention of suspects (now accused) for this murder, ICF investigators obtained testimony stating that Andronikou "was trying to establish himself in the control of premises, mainly betting shops".
Indeed, the murder plan against him is attributed by police testimonies that will be judged in the Assize Court, to the fact that Andronikou with his activities hindered the plans of 46-year-old Joseph Joseph, who based on the indictment against him ordered the first to get out of the way.
The two arrested tomorrow will be taken to the Nicosia District Court, which will examine a request by the Police for their detention.
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All six defendants will be under trial until the conclusion of their trial for the premeditated murder of 34-year-old Dimitris Andronikou ("Dimitroui") who lost his life (28/5/2024) after being shot on April 23 last year on the Palaichori-Anthoupoli road.
Three of the six defendants, through their lawyers Victor Akamas (1st), Agathoklis Korellis (2nd) and Alexandros Clerides (4th), respectively, had yesterday submitted an objection to the prosecution's request before the Assize Court for their detention until the conclusion of the trial.
Based on the arguments of the aforementioned defence lawyers, the witness material does not suggest that they will be convicted. The defence had also referred to the fact that a prosecution witness in the case refuted what he had testified to investigators at the ICF of Nicosia.
However, the three-member judiciary this morning in a reasoned decision rejected the objection, ruling that there is a possibility of conviction, regardless of the expectation of acquittal. Moreover, the Assize Court, referring to the withdrawal of the aforementioned witness, notes in its verdict that it "does not alter the image before us".
Now, attention turns to the next trial on September 24, when the six defendants will answer a total of eight charges they face. On that date, it will be clear whether the defense lawyers of the six defendants will raise pre-trial objections.
In summary, the defendants in the order listed in the indictment:
Joseph Joseph ("Sifis") – 46 years old
Hamoud Khalil ("Spyros") – 39 years
old Omar Suleiman – 30 years old
Mohammad Al Agha ("Hamada") – 28 years
old Mohammad Khasab – 26 years old
Yasser Arar – 40 years oldThe categories
The indictment includes a total of eight charges. The first six charges are common to all and concern premeditated murder, possession of a category B firearm without a license (unidentified pistol), possession of explosives (three rounds of firearm used in the crime) and theft (three charges of possession of two stolen motorcycles and in a stolen vehicle of three persons from Limassol).
The other two charges concern the 3rd accused, 30-year-old Omar Suleiman, and the 4th accused, 28-year-old Mohammad Al-Agha ("Hamada"), respectively. The 30-year-old is charged with possession of 7,000 euros, an amount reasonably suspected of being stolen, while the 28-year-old is charged with possession of 16 grams. Cannabis.
Changes
It is likely that following reports by the defence in yesterday's proceedings the indictment will be amended. A question had been raised in relation to the details of the offences, and it was argued that the role of each defendant was not discernible. This position is obviously based on the right of every person to know exactly what he or she is accused of. It is therefore not excluded that the prosecution may make changes. It should be noted that the indictment has already been amended as it was found yesterday. Two other people included in it, one undertrial and one serving a multi-year prison sentence, were removed from the indictment.
The 34-year-old had received three shots, one in the neck and two in the body, and succumbed to his injuries 36 days after he was seriously injured. According to the ICF of Nicosia, the crime took place against the backdrop of the leadership of a criminal group in Nicosia. According to testimony obtained by investigators, the 46-year-old "Sifis" took over the leadership of a clan in the capital.
He clashed with 34-year-old Dimitris Andronikou, who allegedly attempted to take control of premises, mainly betting shops. The 46-year-old (1st accused) and the 34-year-old allegedly exchanged death threats. Written testimony showed the 46-year-old sending the message to Andronikou that he would get him out of the way first.
All the accused, according to the testimonies obtained by the ICF, contributed to the crime by cooperating with each other. This team, always based on the case presented before the Court by the Police in the judicial proceedings that preceded it, operated hierarchically throughout Cyprus, having organization, coordination and distinct roles.
