A total of four children in the security forces of the Republic of Cyprus have one of the four arrested in Larnaca for the terrorism case and the alleged participation in a Hamas network based in Cyprus.
In addition to a son, who serves in the Cyprus Police, as we revealed the day before yesterday (Filenews), the suspect, who is in his fifth decade of age, has three more children who serve in the army on a contract. At least two of them, as we are in a position to know, serve in the same unit of the National Guard.
The information was put before us in the previous 24 hours and is cross-checked by a person who is able to know exactly the facts surrounding the case.
In fact, on the basis of the evaluation, we spoke with our sources, who assure that this parameter has been examined and adequately evaluated by competent persons in the context of the investigation of the terrorism case.
We have been repeatedly pointed out that the above data have been managed not only by the Cyprus Police and the National Guard, but also by a competent service of the Republic. He spoke of the cooperation of the three above parties.
"There is nothing about his children that inspires concern for the security of the state. The matter is being monitored and appropriate actions are being taken," an official who spoke to "F" assured us.
In the same vein was what was reported to us by another person, who is in a position to know facts concerning the professional career of the suspect's son who serves in the Police.
"He has not given any reason for his behaviour," he told us. It should be noted that the police officer in question works, as we wrote the day before yesterday, in a key position and due to the nature of his duties he has access to a database with data of nationals and foreigners.
However, the past of the suspicious father of the aforementioned is being evaluated by competent authorities of the Republic. The latter has reportedly been radicalized for a long time. Security authorities of the Republic have information that he had participated in events in support of the strike of October 7, 2023, when the surprise attack by Hamas against Israel took place that set fire to the Middle East and resulted in the death of 100 people.
After all, his relationship with Hamas under investigation, combined with the fact that his offspring are part of the security forces of the Republic of Cyprus, makes it imperative to intervene journalistically and to ensure that the role of his children was investigated by competent services.
As we realized during the investigation into the reasons for the report, many comment that the suspect has been in Cyprus for four decades (since the mid-80s) and acquired Cypriot citizenship.
Consequently, they add, his children are Cypriot children and there is no issue with their employment in the Police or the army. However, the other view that is contrasted is that not any risk related to public and national security can be taken and that there should be institutionalization to provide for even the most extreme scenarios.
We remind you that the tangle of the case unravelled in the last ten days of last month. In two premises in Akti Governor and Kamares, Larnaca, chemical substances were found, which are used to manufacture high-power explosives.
Initially, two people aged 32 and 38 from Palestine were arrested before the Police handcuffed the other two persons, 57 and 54 years old.
Last Saturday, in an operation by the Greek Police and the National Intelligence Service, a 37-year-old man was arrested in Crete, on suspicion of participating in the same group as the four arrested in Larnaca.
