Pafos Press 18 December 2024
The Police yesterday arrested a 17-year-old person for the offenses of illegal possession of drugs and possession of drugs for the purpose of supply to other persons.
The arrest of the 17-year-old was preceded on 16/12/2024 by the discovery in an open space in the area of Limassol of a quantity of cannabis weighing approximately 875 grams, which was packed in 26 nylon packages.
As part of the investigation of the case, testimony emerged against the 17-year-old, who was arrested yesterday on the basis of a court warrant.
YKAN (Klimakio Limassol) continues the exams.
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Filenews
Hidden under stones and bushes, near the camp of Pano Polemidia, the weaponry that alerted the authorities in Limassol was found. The Police appear convinced that the objects found were intended for serious criminal acts and their early detection prevented their use.
In statements at the scene, the spokesman of the Limassol Police Authority, Lefteris Kyriakou, said that shortly after noon, the Limassol Police Department was informed by a government service, which was carrying out cleaning and pruning works in the area of Pano Polemidia, that a pistol and a number of bullets were found in a bag.
Members of the OPE and the ICF of Limassol immediately rushed to the area, who began extensive investigations. During the searches, two pistols, a revolver, a number of bullets, improvised explosive items with an explosive, as well as a quantity of narcotics were found hidden under bushes and stones.
The area was cordoned off and searches continue with the help of detection dogs, while OPE and ICF officials continue to examine the area for possible additional objects.
According to Mr. Kyriakou, the weapons and other findings were located a short distance from each other, some of which were hidden in a crypt and stones. It is estimated that the objects were intended for serious criminal acts and their early detection prevented their use.
All findings are in usable condition and will be sent for the required scientific examinations to clarify their origin and whether they have been used in other criminal acts.
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Two luxury vehicles belonging to a 25-year-old man were caught on fire at dawn today.
According to the police, the arson occurred at dawn on Wednesday, in Kolossi, Limassol. Specifically, at around 02:42, a fire broke out in two parked cars, with a total value of €160,000, which belonged to a 25-year-old businessman from Belgium, owner of an online advertising company.
The vehicles were parked outside their owner's home when the fire broke out, which quickly completely destroyed both. Members of the Limassol Police Department rushed to the scene, cordoned off the area and carried out on-site examinations.
The Fire Brigade was also called to the scene, which extinguished the fire with the use of two fire trucks. The initial assessments of the authorities indicate that this is a malicious act, with the use of flammable material.
The arson case is being investigated by the Limassol Crime Detection Department (ICF), which continues its examinations to clarify the motives of the perpetrators.
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Three arrests of young people for the recent armed robberies at kiosks and a car arson, crimes committed in Nicosia, proceeded to the ICF Nicosia last night.
They are three people from Syria, two aged 22 and the other 21. They were formally arrested on suspicion of armed robberies at kiosks on Tseriou Avenue and Agios Dometios on December 2 and 11, respectively.
The three aforementioned persons, according to our information, were in custody for other offences under investigation. Within the day, they are expected to be brought to the Nicosia District Court with the aim of issuing a detention order against them.
The robbery at a kiosk in Tseriou had occurred around 04:00 in the morning on 2/12. Three hooded persons had entered the booth and threatened the 32-year-old employee with a pistol. He was told to fall to the ground and then one of them fired a warning shot.
What is striking is that the shot was fired to the floor and consequently there was a risk of ricocheting the bullet and injuring the employee, but also the perpetrators themselves.
The three persons then stole the cash register of the kiosk containing an amount of approximately €750 and fled in a stolen vehicle.
Later, they abandoned the car in a field on the Nicosia-Palaichori road, around the area of the Grammar School and set fire to it. Police were alerted to the arson around 05:30.
After examinations made on the burnt vehicle, the cash register inside it was located. The car was reported stolen in Limassol.
The perpetrators of the robbery at a kiosk in Agios Dometios (11/12) had acted in the same way. They entered the booth with their faces covered around 04:20, with one of them pointing a pistol.
Then they stole the cash register and fled.
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The 64-year-old doctor, who is accused of causing the death of 33-year-old Christos Pavlou from Limassol, who died suddenly in March 2023, in the bathtub of his home, does not admit the one and only charge.
The case was set today, Wednesday, before the Limassol District Court for an answer, with the accused doctor appearing in the dock.
The brief proceedings were watched by Filenews, with the representative of the Prosecution charging the accused with causing death by reckless, reckless or dangerous act or conduct, not amounting to culpable negligence, in violation of Article 210 of the Penal Code.
The 64-year-old did not admit the charge and the Court set the case for hearing in June 2025.
It should be noted that, for his presence at the trial, conditions were set and, in particular, that he sign a financial guarantee of €10,000.
It is recalled that the unfortunate Christos had visited his personal doctor (defendant) a few days before his death, telling him that he suffered from chest pains and back pains and had tendencies to vomit. However, the latter, despite worrying signs, allegedly prescribed him antibiotics, instead of referring him to a cardiologist for further investigation. It should be noted that the young man had gone to the doctor on foot, since the clinic is located within walking distance from his residence. The 33-year-old continued to feel unwell and have severe chest pains, telling his mother hours before he died, that he had been suffering and could not sleep. At noon on March 8, while in the bathroom of his home, he was found dead.
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A request by the 49-year-old German woman, accused of usurping Greek Cypriot land in the occupied areas, to be released on parole was rejected a short while ago.
Today the case was set before the Nicosia Assize Court for hearing. However, her lawyer, Sotiris Argyrou, objected to his client's further detention.
Among other things, he raised the issue of translation, which according to his positions affected the defense and rights of the 49-year-old (translation of witness material and problem in communication with his client).
In addition, he raised the issue of degrading and inhuman treatment of the 49-year-old based on a report by the European Commission on Degrading Treatment of Degrading Prisoners (CPT), which shows that there is overcrowding in Central Prisons.
The Assize Court, however, on the basis of the decision which it announced after adjournment, was not convinced, ruling that there was no differentiating factor to order her to be released on parole.
The President of the Assize Court, Nikolas Georgiadis, reading the judgment, referred to the circumstances of the present case, to case law, saying, among other things, in the conclusion of the verdict that "we therefore consider the objection to further detention unfounded".
The Assize Court also dealt with the issue of the translator raised once again by Mr Argyrou. It issued detailed instructions on how to consult with the Registry in order to purchase services and cover them.
The hearing was set to begin on 5/3/2025.
