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Authorities in Cyprus have frozen assets worth €3.4 million belonging to former Cyprus Football Federation president George Koumas, as a criminal case against him moves forward.
The order, issued by a district court last Friday, covers both real estate and money held in bank accounts within Cyprus. It came after a request by police, working through the island’s anti-money laundering unit, known as MOKAS.
In simple terms, the state has pressed pause on everything he owns, at least for now.
If Koumas is eventually convicted, those frozen assets could be permanently seized and handed over to the state.
The case itself is a big one. Koumas is facing a total of 25 charges, many of them tied to potential conflicts of interest and financial gain linked to positions he held during his time in football administration.
Prosecutors allege that while serving in senior roles at the Cyprus Football Federation, he was also a shareholder in two companies, TRIPLE AAA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED and TRIPLE AAA VILLAGE STUDIOS LTD, raising questions about whether those roles overlapped in ways they shouldn’t have.
Of the 25 charges, 23 are directly connected to those positions and the financial benefits he allegedly received.
The investigation has been building for some time, but this latest move, freezing millions in assets, signals that authorities are tightening the pressure as the case heads toward court.
For now, Koumas has not been convicted, and the legal process is still unfolding. But the scale of the asset freeze is already making waves, both in legal circles and in Cyprus’ football community.
