Pafos Live 3 January 2025
Forty-two traffic complaints were made as part of a campaign by the Pafos Traffic Police to prevent crime and road traffic collisions in the last 24 hours.
According to the Police, members of the Pafos Traffic Police, in cooperation with the Paphos Police Authority, in the framework of a coordinated operation, carried out several checks and recorded 42 traffic complaints from 07:00 on Thursday until today at 07:00.
Of the 42 complaints, two concerned driving under the influence of drugs and the rest concerned speeding, driving without a licence, without a helmet, and other traffic offences, driving without lights, driving without hands free and others.
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Suspended prison sentences were decided by the Pafos District Court for investigated cases of burglaries and thefts in churches of the District.
Three people are accused in the case, all from Romania, permanent residents of Paphos, who were found guilty of church burglaries and thefts, as well as possession of burglary tools.
The sentences imposed on two of the defendants amount to 2.5 years in prison with three years suspended, while the third defendant remains in custody until the trial set for January 14, 2025.
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On December 2, 2025, members of the Department for Combating Crime (TAE – E) and the Aliens and Immigration Service proceeded to a coordinated operation in the context of investigating information related to a ring of illegal issuance of residence permits for domestic workers working in Cyprus.
According to police, three people were arrested during the operation, a 39-year-old Greek Cypriot woman and two foreign men, aged 46 and 53, while another person who appears to be involved in the case is being sought.
From the examinations so far, the suspects are involved in at least three cases of foreign domestic workers, two of whom left Cyprus and went to another European state, assisted by the suspects and receiving a monetary reward.
It is not excluded that they may be involved in other similar cases.
The offences under investigation concern conspiracy to commit a felony, drawing up and circulating a false document, extortion, threatening, and offences relating to the Aliens and Immigration Law.
It is noted that the 39-year-old and the 46-year-old were arrested following a coordinated operation and investigations carried out yesterday morning by the Police in the districts of Limassol and Nicosia.
After their arrest, the 39-year-old and the 46-year-old were brought before the Nicosia District Court, which approved a relevant request by the Police and issued five-day detention orders for the purpose of investigating the case.
In addition to the above, the arrest of the 53-year-old followed yesterday afternoon, who today will appear before a Court to secure a detention order.
The examinations are continued by the ICF Headquarters with the assistance of the Aliens and Immigration Service.
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A naval flare thrown last night against an Apollon coach ended up on a police officer's service motorcycle, after the incidents that occurred at the "Nikos Solomonides" stadium. It is recalled that AEL reported Apollonists for vandalism and serious damage to "Nikos Solomonidis".
After the end of the Limassol derby for the 16th matchday of the football championship, as reported by the blue and yellow, Apollon fans made glass nails in the indoor stadium.
According to the spokeswoman of the Police Headquarters, a naval flare was thrown at a colleague's official motorcycle, which fortunately did not injure him.
Following the latest incident, the industry is once again calling on the state to urgently bring the fan associations bill to pass.
In statements to State Radio, Police Spokeswoman Kyriaki Lambrianidou pointed out that the Chief of Police gave instructions for an investigation by a senior officer on the Police's modus operandi on "Nikos Solomonidis" and stressed that if responsibilities arise, they will be given.
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In an isolated area in a village in the Limassol district, a stolen vehicle was recently found, which was used by the alleged perpetrator to escape, after the attempted murder in Agia Fyla committed last Friday night.
At this time, members of the Police are at the scene, where they are collecting evidence from the scene, while investigations continue to locate the pistol used in the case.
It is recalled that earlier today, the two suspects, the 25-year-old alleged perpetrator and his 20-year-old partner, were brought before the court, which ordered their detention for a period of 8 days.
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Regarding an investigated case of assault and causing grievous bodily harm, actual bodily harm and alarm that occurred last Monday 30/1/2024 at a nightclub in Nicosia, a 36-year-old man was arrested this morning, who was wanted on a court warrant to facilitate interrogations. The arrested man was taken to the Nicosia District Court which issued a three-day detention order against him.
According to the data under investigation, half an hour after midnight last Monday a tip was given to the Police about an injured person in a nightclub in Nicosia.
Members of the Police went to the spot, where they located two injured persons, a 44-year-old and a 33-year-old, who were transferred to Nicosia General Hospital and after receiving first aid were dismissed.
The 44-year-old was found to have multiple nasal fractures and a fractured right index finger, while the 33-year-old suffered a dislocation of her left little finger.
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At a speed of 218 kilometers, instead of up to 100 which is the maximum speed limit, on the Ayia Napa-Larnaka highway, at the height of Aradippou, a 32-year-old man was spotted driving his car around 11.40 noon on Thursday.
The 32-year-old was stopped for inspection and arrested by members of the Road Accident Prevention Unit – OPOD, of the Traffic Headquarters Department.
He was driven with his vehicle to the Aradippou Police Station, where at the end of the police examinations, he was charged in writing and released, to appear before a Court, tomorrow Friday, for trial of the case.
Driving at excessive speed results in the driver having a reduced ability to control and drive his vehicle, as well as reduced perception of the road network, while increasing the severity of a collision. It has been proven to be a major factor in causing serious and fatal road collisions.
The Police places particular emphasis on dealing with this serious traffic offence, with daily checks and coordinated operations, but also with continuous information to the public. The aim is always to prevent serious and fatal road collisions, to cultivate road awareness and to increase the sense of safety of citizens who commute daily on the road network.
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A total of 954 complaints for traffic offences were made by the Police, from December 23 until 2 January, as part of its campaign to prevent fatal and serious road traffic collisions during the festive season.
According to a police statement, out of 954 complaints, 446 concerned exceeding the speed limit, 69 failed to wear seat belts by drivers and passengers, five complaints of non-use of a protective helmet and 39 complaints of mobile phone use (non-free hands) while driving. There were also 164 complaints for drink-driving, as well as 53 complaints for driving without third-party insurance.
It is noted that the Police campaign with targeted checks will continue throughout the road network nationwide until January 6, 2025, with the aim of preventing road traffic collisions and the safety of the public during their movements on the road network.
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The 25-year-old, who has been in custody since yesterday on suspicion of the attempted murder in Limassol that took place last Monday, was recently released early on parole following a conviction for a serious drug case.
Before surrendering to the authorities, the young man was wanted on the basis of testimonies. They wanted him to shoot a pistol and wound a 39-year-old Greek Cypriot man in the leg on December 30, while a day later, after searches of the house where he lived, packages containing quantities of cannabis and cocaine were found.
The 25-year-old of Egyptian origin, who grew up in Cyprus and speaks Greek fluently, in February 2022 was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Limassol Assize Court for possession with intent to supply a quantity of cocaine weighing a total of 412.8 grams. He had pleaded guilty to the aforementioned charge.
Every year of imprisonment imposed on a convicted person is equivalent to nine months of imprisonment. In this case, the sentence of 7 years in prison corresponded to 5 years and 3 months and began to be calculated from May 2020, when he was detained as an undertrial.
As it turns out, the 25-year-old, after serving half of the aforementioned sentence, submitted a request to the Parole Board, which in 2024 decided to release him on parole. Inevitably, this decision by this competent body, the establishment of which is provided for by the Prison Law, was put in the spotlight.
"F" reports that during the process of examining the aforementioned person's request, the latter had alleged involvement in the case of 412.8 grams of cocaine in a wrong decision in his life, which would not be repeated.
He had said that until 2020 his criminal record was clean. It should be noted that indeed during his conviction in February 2022 for the possession case with the aim of supply, this parameter was taken into account. The Limassol Assize Court in its relevant verdict noted, inter alia: "Accused 1 has been in custody since 29/5/2020 and accused 2 since 11/2/2022. Both defendants, it was said, have no criminal record."
It should be noted that the 25-year-old's request had been considered during the tenure of the previous Board of Parole on Leave. This was appointed under Nikos Anastasiades in October 2022 and had a three-year term (Alexia Lycourgou, Theodora Kamara, Maro Antoniou, Stavros Mavrommatis, Lambros Samartzis).
Questions are also raised about the conditions set for the release of the person in question. Under the law, the Parole Board decides on the conditions and restrictions set, as well as imposing conditions for the supervision of the early releasee. In the case of the 25-year-old, drugs were found, as well as evidence of pistol use.
