Pafos Live 27/10
A case of robbery committed against a 22-year-old man, a food distributor, is being investigated by the Police in Limassol.
According to a complaint filed by the 22-year-old at the Limassol Police Department, the robbery was committed around 1.30 after midnight today, on 28th October Street, in Limassol, where he was riding his motorcycle. Two people who were traveling on the road on a motorcycle stopped his march and after the passenger on the motorcycle attacked him, he stole his wallet, which contained a sum of money.
The 22-year-old reported the robbery around 2.30 after midnight. Members of the TAE Limassol carried out examinations in the area, who are investigating the case.
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The presence and action of the Police last night was intense, throughout Cyprus, with organized patrols in key points of urban areas, with the aim of preventing serious criminal acts, ensuring public order and increasing the sense of security of the public.
As a result of the preventive police operations, seven persons were arrested for various offences, including illegal stay on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, illegal possession of drugs and begging.
As part of these operations, during the night, 438 drivers and 133 passengers were stopped and checked. At the same time, 35 inspections of premises were carried out, with the aim of dealing with phenomena of delinquency.
During traffic checks carried out, 254 complaints were made, concerning various traffic violations, while eight investigated cases of traffic violations also emerged.
Of the complaints made, 115 concerned exceeding the speed limit, while as part of the police examinations, seven vehicles were detained.
161 alcohol tests were carried out, from which six complaints emerged, as well as seven preliminary drug tests, with four positive results.
Policing operations, for the prevention and suppression of crime, continue daily, with an increased/enhanced police presence, targeted controls and immediate operational action, with the aim of increasing the sense of security of citizens/protecting citizens and ensuring public order.
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A case of illegal possession of drugs, against a 42-year-old police officer, is being investigated by the Police in Nicosia. The 42-year-old was arrested to facilitate investigations, while procedures have been initiated to suspend her.
Specifically, around 3 p.m. yesterday, members of DAOE-YKAN stopped a car, driven by the 42-year-old, on a street in Nicosia for a check. During the investigation that followed, a quantity of cannabis, with a gross weight of 3,4 grams, four hand-made cigarettes containing cannabis and two half-smoked hand-made cigarettes, which also contained cannabis, were located and confiscated.
The 42-year-old was arrested for the self-inflicted crime of illegal possession of drugs and was taken into custody. Today she is expected to be brought before the Nicosia District Court for the immediate registration of a case against her.
The Chief of Police has already given instructions to initiate the procedures immediately so that the 42-year-old can be suspended.
The leadership of the Police reiterates that it shows zero tolerance for any behavior or action of its members that is contrary to the law, regulations and principles of the Corps. It is emphasized that all cases are investigated with full transparency and are dealt with promptly, without any discrimination or exception.
DAOE-YKAN is investigating the case.
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The Administrative Court of Appeal issued a decision that a person who acquired Cypriot citizenship through registration cannot transfer the right to acquire Cypriot citizenship to the foreign spouse with whom he or she is married at a later time, on October 15, 2026.
Cypriot citizenship by registration is a way of acquiring Cypriot citizenship by virtue of origin or marriage to a Cypriot citizen, as the case may be, in compliance with the provisions and provisions of the relevant law.
The decision of the Administrative Court of Appeal confirms the correctness of the decision of the Administrative Court (court of first instance) to reject an appeal by a foreign person, against the Ministry of Interior, for non-granting of Cypriot citizenship by registration.
The Court of Appeal, in its decision, highlights the importance of consistent application of the legislative framework governing the acquisition of Cypriot citizenship and the need to ensure that the right to registration is exercised within the limits established by law. This interpretation, according to the Court of Appeal, is supported by the legislator's purpose to prevent abusive behaviour and circumvention of legislative provisions through successive marriages of persons who initially acquired Cypriot citizenship by registration and then may attempt to transfer the relevant right to a new foreign spouse or to a child who is not a child of the spouse through whom the citizenship was acquired.
On behalf of the Attorney General of the Republic, the case was handled by the Lawyer of the Republic, Ms. Nicoletta Nikolaou.
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The Court of Appeal rejected an appeal by a woman, who was claiming compensation for an injury she suffered while leaving the Holy Church of Panagia Tricherousa in Limassol, ruling that sufficient and reliable testimony was not provided to prove the church's responsibility for the accident. The appellant is ordered to pay €2,400, plus VAT, for the costs of the appeal.
The case concerns an accident that occurred on January 8, 2012, when the woman visited the Holy Church of Panagia Tricherousa to attend the Divine Liturgy. According to her claims, after the end of the service she exited the north entrance of the church and in her attempt to go down the ramp leading to the courtyard, she slipped and fell, as a result of which she was seriously injured in the vertebra.
The woman filed a lawsuit against the temple, claiming general and special damages for the bodily injuries and financial losses she claimed to have suffered. She claimed that the ramp had been built with inappropriate materials and was not safe, while she attributed responsibility to the church for failing to take the necessary measures to protect visitors. Among other things, she claimed that there were no handrails on either side of the ramp.
For its part, the Holy Church denied that it bore responsibility for the accident, arguing that there was no negligence or breach of legal duty. He also argued that the incident was due to the sole or concurrent negligence of the woman.
The Court of First Instance ruled that the woman had gone to the temple and had fallen on her way down the ramp, which was made of granite strips with a special configuration that created joints on the surface. On one side there was a stainless steel handrail, while the other was adjacent to the masonry of the church. It was also found that the building and the ramp had been constructed on the basis of approved plans and permits, and a final approval certificate had been issued.
The Court found the church's witnesses credible and did not accept the testimony of either the plaintiff or the architect who testified as an expert. As stated in the decision, the woman's description of the circumstances of the fall was general and vague, without clearly explaining what exactly caused the slip and her injury. Accordingly, the expert's testimony was considered insufficiently justified and without the required scientific documentation.
As far as the safety of the ramp is concerned, the Court of First Instance concluded that the way it was constructed, with the specially shaped granite strips and grooves, contributed to its non-slip. At the same time, he ruled that there was no testimony linking the absence of a second handrail to the fall, as the woman had not mentioned that its lack was the cause of the accident or that the use of the existing handrail could have prevented her injury.
The woman challenged the first-instance decision with four grounds of appeal, mainly questioning the evaluation of the testimony, the credibility of the church's witnesses and the conclusions about the construction material of the ramp. It argued, inter alia, that there were contradictions in the testimonies and that the Court of First Instance had not properly assessed all the evidence.
The Court of Appeal recalled that it rarely interferes with the Court of First Instance's assessment of the credibility of witnesses, unless the conclusions are unreasonable, arbitrary or not supported by the testimony. In the present case, it held that the appellant had failed to demonstrate such an error.
The Court of Appeal also underlined that, regardless of the disagreements about the type of granite used, the Court of First Instance had considered the overall testimony and concluded that the construction of the ramp made it non-slip. Above all, however, the causal link between any possible omission of the church and the accident remained unproven.
In conclusion, the Court of Appeal ruled that the woman did not prove, on the balance of probabilities, that her version was more likely than the opposite and that the church was responsible for her injury. Therefore, it dismissed the appeal and awarded €2,400, plus VAT, in favour of the Holy Church of Panagia Tricherousa.
