https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probe-into-police-brutality-has-three-month-deadline
The independent authority for the investigation of allegations and complaints against the police said Thursday that it instructed the four criminal investigators probing complaints of police brutality at last Saturday’s protest to wrap up investigations within three months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cop-with-covered-badge-number-in-hot-water
A member of an elite police unit is under investigation following reports that the ID number on his helmet had been covered during an operation at a protest in downtown Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yioliti-says-police-did-not-have-orders-to-exert-violence
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said Monday that police did not have instructions to use brutal violence against protestors in Nicosia on Saturday, though critical MPs stress that it is obvious that the police response was decided in advance with those responsible avoiding responsibility....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-admit-wrongful-handling-in-yioliti-parody-account-shambles
A tense House human rights committee session took place Monday in the presence of the Justice Minister Emily Yioliti and the chief of police Stelios Papatheodorou, with Yioliti receiving fire from multiple fronts over the Twitter parody account shambles and the unprecedented police brutality that marked an anti-corruption protest on Saturday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-accuses-politician-of-sexual-assault
A woman in Cyprus has come forward with allegations against a politician, saying she was a victim of sexual harassment when she went to meet him in hopes to find a job...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ny-dad-flies-in-after-son-s-return-delayed
The father of a US-born child abducted by the mother over three years ago flew to Cyprus Wednesday night, after the country’s Supreme Court issued a temporary hold on a return order following a motion from the mother to delay her son’s departure...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yiolitis-says-police-acted-lawfully
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis says police did things by the book in the Twitter parody case, rejecting media reports that she blamed law enforcement for an investigation later deemed illegal by the Supreme Court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-accused-of-abduction-speaks-out
Another child custody nightmare made headline news last week after a Cypriot mother has been ordered by a local court to take her son back to the United States, where his father filed a parental abduction complaint...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-open-to-reexamine-warrant-procedures
The Chief of Police wants a special team to go over warrants that were rendered unlawful recently, following a high profile defeat before the Supreme Court in connection with a home search over a Twitter parody account about the justice minister...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teacher-ready-to-sue-over-twitter-search
A teacher who won an appeal following an unlawful police search, in connection with a Twitter parody account complaint filed by Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis, has vowed to sue the state saying she was targeted because of her activism...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-says-twitter-warrant-was-illegal
The Supreme Court has ruled that a police search warrant, in connection with a complaint filed by Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis over a Twitter parody account, was unlawful...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/flamingo-rescued-in-paralimni-had-been-shot
A Greater Flamingo that underwent surgery is said to be recuperating after it was found injured in Paralimni lake, with reports saying it lost an eye after being shot and it may never fly again...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-olympic-athlete-files-sexual-abuse-report
Cypriot Olympic shooting athlete Andri Eleftheriou filed an official report of sexual abuse with police on Wednesday after meeting with Justice Minister Emily Yioliti....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-takes-on-twitter-parody-case
A woman whose house in Larnaca was raided by police officers, following a complaint by Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis over a parody account on Twitter, is taking her case to the Supreme Court, with her lawyers arguing police performed an illegal search...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-chaos-of-the-pandemic-in-the-north
The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to affect the north against the backdrop of broad political and economic insecurity, with the recent manoeuvres of the Ersan Saner ‘government’ raising questions as to the ability of the Turkish Cypriot leadership to effectively address the pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ledra-substation-up-and-running-in-old-nicosia
A police substation is back up and running 24 hours a day in downtown Nicosia, with officials hoping not only to promote a sense of security in the old city but also carry out inspections to ensure compliance with the latest emergency health laws...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-experts-pounce-on-yiolitis-case
A well-known Cypriot lawyer, who raised questions over a home search after Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis filed a criminal complaint against a Twitter parody account, has written to the Police Chief asking to obtain public information as a concerned citizen...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/quarantined-hairstylist-says-he-broke-no-laws
A hairstylist who tested positive for COVID-19 and suffered the wrath of the press after police cited him for violating health protocols says he did not break any laws, with police urging the public to remain vigilant in the fight against the spread of the virus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-criticized-over-botched-twitter-raid
Police continue to be criticized over a home raid on the weekend when officers confiscated a woman’s computer and phone after Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis complained about a parody account on Twitter, with the woman's lawyer accusing police of fishing for evidence at the wrong house...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-story-not-good-enough-for-health-expert
A member of the coronavirus task force has drawn a connection between his role in the pandemic and a recent incident when his car was vandalized, while police said the incident appeared to be a random act...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/home-searched-over-minister-s-parody-account
Police officers knocked on the door of a woman who manages a Twitter parody account about the justice minister, prompting some social media users to inquire about the incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/male-cop-suspended-over-kissing-incident
A male police officer in Nicosia has been suspended after a female colleague said he kissed her on the cheek while she was on duty...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-to-step-up-checks-patrols
With the health ministry sticking to the plan despite the holidays, the police will be stepping up patrols and checks, even in private homes in the event of a complaint....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-with-chainsaw-has-fallout-with-officials
A man in Paphos has been arrested following complaints that he threatened to harm staff at the town’s Turkish-Cypriot property management office last month...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-warn-public-about-phony-atm-messages
Police in Cyprus are warning the public to be on the lookout for suspicious text messages, saying scammers pretending to be bank employees are trying to trick people by telling them their debit cards have been blocked and need to be reauthorized...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-detained-on-child-grooming-charges
A man in Nicosia has been remanded in custody following his arrest on suspicion he was grooming a minor with intent to commit further sexual offences...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/delivery-guy-attacked-on-job-in-nicosia
A delivery driver in Nicosia was attacked and robbed on Monday while attempting to deliver food after curfew to an Aglandjia address near the buffer zone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/domestic-violence-maintain-concerning-climb
The police’s domestic violence unit received 180 complaints in September and October and made 29 arrests, justice minister Emily Yioliti said Wednesday. Meanwhile, the association for the prevention and handling of violence in the family (SPAVO) said it has marked an increase of 40% in calls received at the 1440 helpline....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-defy-ban-on-peaceful-assembly
Harsh words against the police and a handful of arrests marred the weekend in Paphos and Limassol, after small numbers of protesters and riot police came face to face on Saturday over the right to protest in public...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/council-of-europe-report-critical-of-greece-s-migrant-pushbacks-detention-conditions
A Council of Europe report, released Thursday, calls on Greece to stop pushbacks of migrants and calls out the country on the conditions in several migrant detention centers....
