Pafos Live 30 June 2025
Two Romanians, one a minor, were arrested by the police for yesterday's robbery case, which was reported by a couple of tourists. A Greek Cypriot youth is also being sought for the case.
According to the complaint, around 2.15 a.m. on Sunday, while the couple of German tourists were walking on Poseidonos Avenue, in Paphos, they were approached by a number of young people and one of the young men harassed the 30-year-old woman. After the husband asked for an explanation, three of the young men attacked him and stole a shoulder bag that he was carrying that contained his personal belongings.
In an attempt by the 30-year-old to prevent the attack on her husband, one of the young men, stole a bag that she was carrying and that contained her mobile phone. The perpetrators fled. A witness emerged against two Romanians, 20 and 17 years old, who have already been arrested, while a Greek Cypriot is also being sought.
The tourist couple underwent medical examinations at the Paphos General Hospital. The 30-year-old woman has abrasions and bruises on her hands, while the 30-year-old has abrasions and bruises on his head and hands. They were treated and discharged.
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Pafos Press
The Police have arrested three people, indefinitely, in connection with a case of a fight between people in Paphos on June 16.
According to a Police statement, these are three men, aged 33, 30 and 23, who were arrested on the basis of court warrants and taken into custody.
Enquiries continue.
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Filenews
Yesterday, Sunday, June 29, 2025, a person who was wanted in connection with an investigated case of conspiracy to commit a felony, and causing grievous bodily harm, which, according to the data under examination, was committed on June 07, 2025, in the Ayia Napa area, voluntarily presented itself at the Famagusta TAE.
The Police continue the investigations to identify the other seven persons, who are wanted for the same case, with the examinations continuing by the Famagusta TAE.
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The two Azerbaijanis who were arrested in Cyprus and Greece, respectively, for espionage had the same mode of action. Apart from that, they also had identical equipment.
The suspect from Cyprus, as is known, was taking photos from the British bases of Akrotiri and the "Andreas Papandreou" air base. The 26-year-old, who was arrested in Crete two days later, was photographing ships at the naval base of Souda.
They were taking photographs in the midst of a crisis in the Middle East at a time when strikes between Israel and Iran were in full swing, having the same mode of action but using identical equipment.
As we wrote, the Azerbaijani in Cyprus had a Nikon Coolpix P1100 professional camera with him. It allows 125 times optical magnification (zoom) and has high definition. Such cameras are used for surveillance purposes.
According to information from Greece, the 26-year-old Azerbaijani who operated in Souda also had a photograph of the same type (Nikon Coolpix) that he allegedly bought from a store in Athens. Through encryption software, he transferred a large amount of files to an unknown person.
From the very first moment, even if there was no official information, the authorities of Cyprus and Greece cooperated, exchanging information.
The indications reveal that the two arrested had a common mode of action and possibly a common recruiter-head of the intelligence gathering circuit.
This morning, the detention order against the Azerbaijani was renewed for another eight days. The suspect was brought on Sunday morning before the Limassol District Court, from Nicosia, where he is being held, under draconian security measures and accompanied by members of the anti-terrorist group. The procedure was carried out behind closed doors for security reasons. The court approved the investigators' request and renewed his detention for another eight days.
The investigations of the investigators of the TAE Headquarters who handle the case are in full progress, while the action of the Azerbaijani, holder of a British passport, is in constant communication with security authorities of other countries.
Communication with the security authorities of Greece is also continuous, where another Azerbaijani was arrested a few days ago in Crete, while any correlation between the cases is being examined.
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The arrest of 24 third-country nationals, who were illegally residing in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, was carried out today by Teams of the Aliens and Immigration Service and the Directorate for the Surveillance of the Green Line and Response to Migration Flows.
As stated in a statement, the Ministry of Defence today carried out a large-scale operation against illegal residence in the Republic of Cyprus.
All those arrested were transferred to the Mennogeia Detention Center and at the same time their repatriation procedures from the Republic of Cyprus, to their countries of origin, are underway.
It is noted that the efforts of the Police to locate and repatriate persons who are illegally residing in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus continue on a daily basis. Since the beginning of this year, until today, a total of 6,119 persons who were illegally residing in Cyprus have been repatriated, while the number of irregular arrivals has been limited to 1244.
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An 18-month prison sentence, without suspension, was imposed today by the Nicosia Military Court on the Chief of the Commando Squadron, who was found guilty of the death of 27-year-old commando Panagiotis Gianniou, during a military exercise in June 2022.
Gianniou lost his life after falling into the sea during an exercise, an incident that led to a judicial process for attributing responsibilities to the head of the educational activity.
During the reading of the decision, the Judge pointed out that "the defendant was found guilty of causing the death of Giannios due to a reckless act. The accused was a throwing leader and had to give permission to the commandos to fall into the sea." "The defendant gave Giannios permission to fall into the sea. Giannios died as a result of the fall. He was 27 years old," he added.
The Court stressed that it was not found that this was a momentary or isolated mistake, but "dangerous reckless behaviour". The judge also stated that, although the defendant fell into the sea to help Giannios, "no evidence emerged that he endangered his own life".
Mitigating factors taken into account
In the decision, it was stated that his blank criminal record, his personal and family situation, as well as his service in the National Guard were taken into account in favour of the accused.
A total of 25 prosecution and two defense witnesses testified in the case. The length of the trial was not considered excessive or decisive for the decision on the sentence.
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Investigations at many levels are being carried out by the TAE of the Police Headquarters regarding the serious case of the alleged ring with illegal activities, including drug trafficking and trafficking, provision of protection, etc.
Six persons are in custody as suspects in connection with the case. He is a 45-year-old prisoner of the Central Prison, the friend of the 37-year-old, a family known for its business activities, three of her relatives and another 40-year-old.
Today, according to information from Filenews, the Police informed the Deputy Director of the Central Prisons about the investigations being conducted, the offenses being examined and the possible involvement of the three prison guards. After this development, the deputy Deputy Inspector General of the Central Prison Police Department. Director Konstantinos Konstantinidis, sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice requesting that actions be taken in the EDY so that the three prison guards are made available.
It is noted that two of them had recently been suspended in the context of other investigations, however, after their actions it was cancelled and they returned to their duties.
As reported to the Court by the investigator of the case during the presentation of the five suspects to the Court last Friday, the 37-year-old businesswoman allegedly gave money to prison guards in order to have a more favourable treatment in the Central Prison for the barrister with whom she had a relationship. To date, however, the investigators have not made any other moves regarding the members of the penitentiary.
In the meantime, investigations into the case continue and it is expected that the Police will request the opening of bank accounts of some of the suspects in order to examine whether there is money that is not declared or that is not justified. According to the Police's allegations to the Court, after investigations by the prosecuting authorities at the residences of family members and their jewellery store, as well as the home of the 40-year-old suspect, cash was found, amounting to around €300,000. Their origin is examined depending on the allegations made by the suspects.
According to the Police, the money was the result of illegal activity, such as drug trafficking, the provision of protection and illegal gambling services. From the calculations of the Police, as also reported to the Court, it appears that in recent months these allegedly illegal activities have generated an amount of around one million euros, while they seem to have been distributed around €50,000 per week.
