Pafos Live 29 October 2024
A 26-year-old man was injured in incidents that occurred after the end of the football match between APOEL and Anorthosis at GSP on Monday, when fans left the stadium.
A spokesman for the Police Communication Branch told CNA that the 26-year-old had a fractured face and injuries to his body and was detained for treatment at Nicosia General Hospital.
Besides, according to the Police, before the start of the match, a group of Anorthosis fans from the north stand, tried to enter the east stand of the stadium, where APOEL fans were violating railings, while with the immediate intervention of members of the Force, more tensions were prevented.
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Filenews
A large-scale operation has been underway since yesterday morning in the Limassol district, aiming to dismantle money laundering networks and money laundering offences.
According to information provided by Filenews, the investigations are being carried out under the guidance and support of Europol and Eurojust, in close cooperation with the Cypriot authorities.
The operation involves the participation of a large number of police officers from various departments of the Force, such as MOKAS (Unit for Combating Cover-Up Offences), ICF Headquarters and ICF Limassol.
Police forces carry out checks on homes, premises and businesses, mainly of foreign persons, in order to identify evidence of money laundering offences.
As of 5 p.m yesterday, according to the same information, it is not known if there have been any arrests.
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The attacks against food distributors in Limassol have not stopped, as a new incident took place at dawn, on Anexartisias Street.
According to police, around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, while a 28-year-old food delivery man was at traffic lights, he was attacked by people in a vehicle.
Specifically, from examinations at the scene, it was found that the 28-year-old was driving the motorcycle on Anexartisias Street in a southerly direction to carry an order. Reaching the end of the road, he stopped at traffic lights until the green light came on. At the same time, a car with four youths on board stopped next to him and the passenger threw an unknown substance towards the complainant's face, which caused a burn in his eyes.
The 28-year-old then parked his motorcycle on the pavement and, after taking off his helmet, moved towards the attackers, who had also parked there, asking them for an explanation of their previous action.
Then, first the passenger got out of the car and then the other three youths, and began hitting the 28-year-old with their hands and feet on various parts of his body. The attackers were noticed by a security guard of a nearby hotel as well as other citizens and fled in their car.
From examinations at the scene, it was found that the perpetrators were in a vehicle of a specific description and details.
The 28-year-old was taken by ambulance to Limassol General Hospital where he received first aid. According to the attending physicians, he has a head injury, pelvis, etc.
Subsequently, the car of the perpetrators was found abandoned by the Police in a parking lot in M. Geitonia, Limassol. This was sealed and transported by tug to the Limassol Police Authority to undergo scientific examinations.
Tests are carried out to identify the registered owner of the vehicle.
Update - Police arrested two people, 20 and 22 years old, in connection with the new attack on a food distributor, which occurred at dawn on Tuesday (29/10), on Anexartisias Street, in Limassol. For the same case, the Police are taking steps to secure the identity of two more persons who were in the same vehicle.
According to police, around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, while a 28-year-old food delivery man was at traffic lights, he was attacked by people in a vehicle.
Specifically, from examinations at the scene, it was found that the 28-year-old was driving the motorcycle on Anexartisias Street in a southerly direction to carry an order. Reaching the end of the road, he stopped at traffic lights until the green light came on. At the same time, a car with four youths on board stopped next to him and the passenger threw an unknown substance towards the complainant's face, which caused a burn in his eyes.
The 28-year-old then parked his motorcycle on the pavement and, after taking off his helmet, moved towards the attackers, who had also parked there, asking them for an explanation of their previous action.
Then, first the passenger got out of the car and then the other three youths, and began hitting the 28-year-old with their hands and feet on various parts of his body. The attackers were noticed by a security guard of a nearby hotel as well as other citizens and fled in their car.
From examinations at the scene, it was found that the perpetrators were in a vehicle of a specific description and details.
The 28-year-old was taken by ambulance to Limassol General Hospital where he received first aid. According to the attending physicians, he has a head injury, pelvis, etc.
Subsequently, the car of the perpetrators was found abandoned by the Police in a parking lot in M. Geitonia, Limassol. This was sealed and transported by tug to the Limassol Police Authority to undergo scientific examinations.
In his statements, the deputy spokesman of the Limassol Police Authority, Marinos Vassiliou, said that for the month of October six cases have been reported and are being investigated and in addition two more that were not reported, ie 8 in total, are under investigation. In the cases, 14 people aged between 15 and 36 were arrested. At least 7 persons are also being sought.
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Cyprus Mail
Seven of the eight Syrians arrested earlier this month on suspicion of financing a terrorist group, only to be then released, have been redetained under a different process, the Cyprus Mail confirmed on Monday.
The suspects, seven men and one woman, all Syrian nationals residing in Cyprus, had been arrested in the Limassol and Paphos districts on suspicion of funding a terrorist organisation in Syria.
They had been remanded in police custody for six days for questioning. When the remand expired, police did not request a renewal and the suspects were released on October 17. No charges were pressed. At the time of their arrest, police said there was no indication that they had planned any terrorist acts in Cyprus or elsewhere.
But seven of the eight individuals were subsequently detained on the strength of a detention order issued by an immigration officer, the Cyprus Mail has learned. They are being held in a detention centre. This is under a separate process from the earlier court proceedings that had placed them in police custody.
It was not immediately clear for how long the seven may be detained under this current process.
The one individual who was let go is reportedly a 45-year-old Syrian man who holds Cypriot citizenship.
Sources confirmed that the initial probe into suspected terrorist financing is still ongoing. CID leads the investigations.
Over the weekend, Fileleftheros broke the news that seven of the eight Syrians had been re-detained on the orders of the migration department. The paper said that “a detention and deportation order” had been issued for the seven. The complication, however, is that they cannot be deported back to the Syria, as the country is not deemed ‘safe’.
But the detention order allows authorities to keep them in custody while investigations continue.
According to Fileleftheros, one of the eight persons originally arrested, a 44-year-old Syrian man, is the key person of interest in the investigations. He is believed to be the local ‘treasurer’ or point man for collecting cash in Cyprus and transferring it to Syria.
The paper said the man would cross into the north of Cyprus where he’d use an informal transfer system known as Hawala to send funds to Syria. Popular in the Middle East, Hawala is an alternative remittance channel that exists outside of traditional banking systems.
The 44-year-old would reportedly transfer to Syria the equivalent of €50,000 a week. As reported earlier, Cypriot police suspect that at least part of the money was being raised through trade in narcotics.
The daily also named the terrorist organisation that purportedly is the ultimate recipient of the remittances from the north of Cyprus. The group is thought to be Hayat Tahrir al Sham or HTS, formerly known as Al Nusra or the Nusra Front, affiliated to al Qaeda. The HTS group is currently concentrated in Idlib in the northwest of Syria.
HTS has a different agenda and ideology to the Islamic State (Isis). The former has a more localised focus, while the latter intends to establish an ‘Islamic Caliphate’.
