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Eleven people were arrested by the Police as part of its targeted preventive operations.
The arrests of the 11 persons were made for various offenses, including, illegal stay in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, illegal possession of duty-free tobacco products, illegal possession of property, theft, possession of drugs and driving under the influence of alcohol.
As part of these operations, during the night, 533 drivers and 134 passengers were stopped and checked. At the same time, 41 inspections of premises were carried out, with the aim of dealing with phenomena of delinquency, where five complaints emerged.
During traffic checks carried out, 350 complaints were made, concerning various traffic violations, while seven investigated cases of traffic violations also emerged.
Of the complaints made, 216 concerned exceeding the speed limit, while as part of the police examinations, six vehicles were detained.
281 alcohol tests were carried out, from which seven complaints emerged, as well as a preliminary drug test, with a positive result.
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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The Police in Limassol arrested a 19-year-old man today, to facilitate investigations into an investigated case of assault causing actual bodily harm and entering foreign property, offenses committed on October 16, 2026 in Limassol.
This is the case brought to light yesterday by Filenews. According to the official information of the Police, at noon on October 16, information was received that an out-of-school man entered a school in Limassol and attacked a 17-year-old student.
The 17-year-old was transported by ambulance to the Limassol General Hospital where, according to the doctors on duty, he has head injuries, loss of consciousness and was detained for treatment and monitoring.
As part of the examinations, testimony emerged against the 19-year-old, who was arrested around 1 p.m. today, by virtue of a court warrant and was taken into custody.
The Episkopi Police Station continues the examinations.
Update - The attack on a 17-year-old student inside a high school in western Limassol was admitted by the 19-year-old extracurricular, who was arrested and charged in writing.
The 19-year-old was arrested yesterday and taken to the Police, by virtue of an arrest warrant. According to information from our website, during his written interrogation he admitted that he hit the underage student.
Information on our website states that the 19-year-old linked his action to an incident that had preceded between his ex-girlfriend and the 17-year-old student, who is her classmate. He reportedly stated that he had been informed about the specific incident.
The 19-year-old was charged in writing with offenses involving assault causing actual bodily harm and illegal entry. He is expected to be summoned later before a Court, so that the prescribed procedure can be followed.
The incident took place on the morning of Friday, October 16, when the 19-year-old entered a high school in western Limassol looking for the 17-year-old. According to what the student's mother told Filenews, the extracurricular asked another student where her son was. When, according to the complaint, he did not immediately receive the answer he wanted, he allegedly punched and threatened the specific student, before finally finding out where the 17-year-old was.
The mother said that her son was with other students in the school area when the 19-year-old spotted him and started beating him.
"She told me: 'Mom, I got two punches on the head and I don't remember anything else,'" she said, describing what her child conveyed to her.
The 17-year-old was taken by ambulance to the Limassol General Hospital, where he was found to have suffered head injuries and loss of consciousness. He was detained for treatment and observation in the Surgical Department.
The 17-year-old's mother had told Filenews that the attack may be related to a misunderstanding involving her son and a student, who had previously been the 19-year-old's girlfriend.
As she explained, two days before the beating, her son and the specific student allegedly had an episode with pushing, after a misunderstanding. For the incident, according to her, the 17-year-old was expelled from the school, while the student was also called by the assistant principal. The mother claimed that the matter was considered closed.
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A case of arson is being investigated by the TAE Limassol, after the malicious fire that broke out in the early hours of the morning in two vehicles, which were parked outside the houses of their owners, in the area of Germasogeia.
According to information on our website, the two owners, aged 67 and 56, stated in their testimonies that they do not know the motives behind the action, claiming that they have no differences with anyone.
At the same time, in the hands of the investigators is material from a closed circuit surveillance, in which two persons are allegedly recorded walking away from the scene, having their heads covered with hoods made of sweatshirts.
It is recalled that the fire was noticed around 1:20 in the morning today. Members of the Fire Service rushed to the scene, who proceeded to extinguish it, however the two vehicles suffered extensive damage.
The investigations of the Limassol TAE continue with the aim of identifying and locating the two perpetrators, while the material from the closed surveillance circuits is being evaluated.
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Information about a case of brutal beating of a 22-year-old Turkish Cypriot has been received by the Police in Limassol.
According to the information so far before the authorities, a group of Greek Cypriots allegedly went last Friday to the Turkish Cypriot quarter, where the young man lives, and attacked him.
The same information states that the young Turkish Cypriot was severely beaten, while he was allegedly injured with a knife in the heels. The perpetrators then allegedly left him covered in blood at the scene.
The young man was taken to hospital on Friday, where he underwent surgery.
The Police received information about the incident today, Monday, while so far no official complaint has been filed by the 22-year-old himself.
However, newer information states that members of the Police went to the residence of the 22-year-old where they picked him up to take him to ADE Limassol so that a statement could be taken from him about his brutal beating.
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Three men allegedly snatched a 24-year-old Turkish Cypriot from a park in the area of Agios Antonios in Limassol, forcibly transported him to an isolated rural area and beat him, injuring him with a knife. The Limassol Police Department is investigating a case of kidnapping and causing grievous bodily harm, after receiving information on Monday morning, while the authorities are examining the young man's allegations and are looking for testimony for the issuance of court warrants.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Limassol, Lefteris Kyriakou, according to what the 24-year-old complained, the incident took place last Friday night. The three alleged perpetrators approached him in a park in the area of Agios Antonios, forcibly put him in a vehicle and took him to an isolated rural area, where they allegedly attacked him.
According to Mr. Kyriakou, the perpetrators allegedly considered the young man a suspect in recent thefts of hunting dogs.
Investigators take statements and evaluate the evidence, with the aim of ensuring sufficient testimony to justify the issuance of court warrants. As Mr. Kyriakou noted, developments are expected in the coming period.
The Police had not been informed about the incident until Monday morning. According to Mr. Kyriakou, the 24-year-old allegedly made a different claim to the hospital, with the circumstances surrounding his initial report being investigated by the authorities.
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With the appearance of the first prosecution witness and the submission of evidence, the curtain opened today on the trial of the former Minister of Transport Marios Dimitriadis and nine other natural and legal persons for the case of the "golden passports".
Constable A.A. appeared before the Nicosia Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Lefteris Pantelis, summoned as a prosecution witness, who serves in the TAE Headquarters, in her capacity as administrator of the evidence of the case.
During today's procedure, a total of 29 items were submitted, including original documents and application files for exceptional naturalizations by the Ministry of Interior. The material concerned, among others, applicants from China and Cambodia.
The spokeswoman of the Prosecution Authority, Haris Karaolidou, stated that she would start the process by submitting evidence, for which there was no objection on the part of the defense. It was also clarified that some documents in the original list would not be used for the purpose of proving the case.
With the submission of the agreed presumptions, the process was interrupted to continue tomorrow, October 20, at 09:30 a.m.
History with 84 categories
A history with accusations of corruption, embezzlement and money laundering is at the beginning of the thread of the much-lauded case, the hearing of which began two years after its registration. This is a case of granting passports of the Republic of Cyprus to 19 investors from Asia.
In the indictment are loud names of the political and legal elite. In addition to the former minister, the defendants are Andreas, Dimitris and Giorgos Dimitriadis, Eleni Symillides, Jing Wang, Josef Friedrich Santin, Vasiliki Georgiou-Santin and the companies Andreas Demetriades & Co LLC and Delsk (Cyprus) Business Services Ltd. The case was registered on August 30, 2024 with an initial 59 charges, while last September another 25 charges were added, bringing the total number to 84.
The indictment includes, among other things, offences of corruption, hacking, influence peddling, conspiracy to defraud, VAT fraud and money laundering. The former minister is accused of allegedly interfering in the naturalization examination handled by the law office of his father and brothers. Other aspects of the indictment concern the alleged unjustified application of a reduced VAT rate of 5% and the use of fictitious invoices for money transfers.
Among the prosecution witnesses, whom the Prosecutor of the Republic intends to call before the Criminal Court, is the well-known businessman Savvas Kakos, whose testimony was disputed by Marios Dimitriadis in a letter to the Attorney General before the case was registered.
Since the case was referred to the Criminal Court, in October 2024, there have been successive postponements. The amendment of the indictment in September brought about a new postponement of the hearing, in order for the defense to study the additional charges.
It is noted that the presumption of innocence applies to all defendants.
