https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-drops-case-in-ayia-napa-police-blunder
A case has been dropped against former deputy police chief Andreas Kyriacou, just hours before a judge was expected to rule in Alexoui’s bail hearing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judge-delays-verdict-in-alexoui-bail-hearing
Alexoui’s lawyer came very close to securing the release of his client on Wednesday, after arguing police could not deprive someone of his freedom based on contradictory witness statements, but a judge needed another day to decide whether to grant bail...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-hacker-loses-extradition-appeal
A young hacker will be the first Cypriot national to be extradited to the United States and could face up to 20 years in prison after losing his appeal last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ayia-napa-rape-accuser-speaks-out
The 19-year-old British girl, who was convicted of lying to police after she said she was raped last year in Ayia Napa, says her attackers behaved like animals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/estranged-husband-denies-killing-wife
The suspect in the Paphos murder was remanded in custody for eight days on Friday, with local reports saying he had confessed to a group of fellow Syrian men that he killed his wife to restore honour...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-murder-suspect-apprehended
A murder suspect and husband of a Syrian woman who was stabbed to death in Paphos earlier this week was arrested in Limassol on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-teen-flies-back-home
The British teen, who is said to be appealing her conviction in the Ayia Napa rape case, has flown back home after what she described as a 'nightmare' in Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defence-says-ayia-napa-rape-case-not-over
The British teen who accused Israeli youths of gang rape is free to go home, while her family says they will appeal a probation sentence with the Cyprus Supreme Court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/high-stakes-rape-verdict-turns-political
A prominent attorney in Cyprus says the British teen convicted of fabricating rape allegations should get a presidential pardon, while an experienced human rights lawyer says there is solid ground for an appeal...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/critics-pounce-on-ayia-napa-verdict
The British teen who was found guilty of lying to Ayia Napa police about being raped is determined to take the case to the Supreme Court while the verdict has fueled even more debate in Cyprus and around the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-in-deadly-crash-jailed-until-trial
A Russian man, who is facing life in prison in connection with a fatal highway crash last week, was denied bail on Friday and shall remain behind bars until his arraignment in late March...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/underage-girl-accuses-young-man-of-rape
A 20-year-old male from Paphos is facing criminal trial next month following allegations that he raped an underage girl, while another young man is being accused of sexually abusing a girl in her early teens...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-young-victims-in-child-porn-case
More victims below the legal age are believed to have been involved in the production of child porn, with at least six victims described as boys from Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judge-cautions-defense-in-rape-accuser-s-trial
The trial against a British young woman, who leveled rape accusations against Israeli teens and later withdrew her complaint, began Wednesday with the testimony of a police investigator...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trial-for-doctors-in-student-s-death-pushed-back
The defence lawyer of one of two doctors accused of gross negligence in the death of a student has asked for time to review evidence, following the completion of a long-drawn medical probe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-women-busted-in-larnaca-prostitution-sting
Two foreign women arrested in an undercover prostitution sting in Larnaca are facing charges of illegal gains while also being charged with violating immigration rules...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ayia-napa-rape-accuser-free-on-bail
The British young woman accused of making false statements in a rape complaint in Ayia Napa will be free on bail this week, while her legal team is expected to include high-powered British attorneys...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rape-accuser-asks-for-british-lawyer
The Ayia Napa rape accuser trial has been pushed back for another week as the British defendant seeks permission to have a British lawyer representing her case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/money-pouring-in-for-rape-accuser-s-defence
A fundraising project has raised over €22,000 in an effort to pay for legal fees for the British teen accused of making false statements to police in the Ayia Napa gang rape case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-developments-in-dog-mauling-trial
There are new developments in the Yeroskipou trial dubbed as the ‘dog mauling case’ with witness testimonies casting doubts over the cause or manner of Petrana’s death...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-rejects-extradition-of-kurdish-activist
A Kurdish man wanted by German authorities on terrorism-related charges won’t be extradited, following a decision by a Larnaca court that found political beliefs were behind the persecution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kurd-wanted-in-germany-makes-bail-in-cyprus
A Kurdish man wanted by German authorities on terrorism-related charges has been released on bail in the Republic of Cyprus, after supporters scraped together enough cash on Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-signs-new-warrant-for-kurdish-activist
A Kurdish man wanted by German authorities on terrorism-related charges has been re-arrested in the Republic of Cyprus on a new extradition warrant, following a back-and-forth on legal issues...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defence-grills-witness-in-yeroskipou-trial
The defence in the dog mauling trial has raised questions over bite marks on the victim, with a dog trainer admitting during cross-examination that his testimony was based on photographs alone and he never examined the defendant’s Rotties...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/extradition-flops-back-in-the-spotlight
A number of legal ‘faux pas’ in failed extraditions have reappeared in the local press, including that of an alleged mystery spy, following the failure of Cypriot authorities to extradite a Kurdish man wanted by Germany on terrorism-related charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coca-cola-heir-alki-david-arrested
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kurd-s-extradition-hearing-cutting-it-close
The decision whether or not to extradite a Kurdish man wanted by German authorities has been postponed once again, with time running out very quickly for a Larnaca judge...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/five-women-accuse-man-of-sexual-offences
A retired business owner is facing indecent assault charges from multiple women, including two individuals who say they were in primary school when the sexual offences took place...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-for-threatening-a-judge
A man was detained Thursday for attempting to intimidate a judge of the rent court, following a complaint that he made threats against her over the phone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-files-sexual-harassment-against-boss
Police are looking into camera footage from a Nicosia convenience store after a female employee said her male boss made unwanted sexual advances while she was at work...
