https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-s-death-probe-to-leave-no-stone-unturned
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides says a full-fledge investigation will be conducted into last week’s death of a teenage boy in Nicosia, adding that a team already in place will focus on a number of state services and agencies...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-concurs-with-no-case-against-bishop
There will be no criminal case against Morphou Bishop Neophytos in connection with his controversial comments over homosexuality, after the attorney general said the police file he reviewed over the case did not establish a crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/online-madam-in-north-jailed-in-the-uk
A British woman who was arrested in the north last year for abusing children in an online porn business, has been sentenced to twelve years and four months in the UK...
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/police-stuck-in-teen-s-death-investigation
Police investigators are seeking more detailed instructions from the legal department in the death investigation of a teenager who died in Larnaca in a suspected binge drinking incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rape-accuser-says-cops-coerced-confession
A new twist in the Ayia Napa gang rape case emerged on Sunday night, after The Sun ran a story about the alleged victim who says police dictated her confession and used threats to make her sign...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rape-accuser-s-lawyer-fires-back
The lawyer of a British teen, who is accused of making false statements to police in a rape complaint in Ayia Napa, says his client is a victim of revenge porn and wants to know who leaked a gangbang sex video...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bishop-probe-ordered-over-gay-comments
The attorney general has ordered a probe into possible offences committed by Morphou Bishop Neophytos following controversial statements he made on homosexuality and other matter, while discussion about the debate is proving to be intense in the public domain...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/domestic-worker-s-death-prompts-new-investigation
The Supreme Court has ruled that the case of a foreign domestic worker’s death is to be forwarded to the state attorney, after striking down a judicial review request by her employers who sought to block a human rights investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-arrest-ayia-napa-rape-accuser
Police have arrested the Ayia Napa rape accuser on public mischief charges, with reports saying she is believed to have falsely claimed she was gang raped by Israeli teens ten days ago...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coral-bay-trial-ends-with-sentence
The man who ran down Charlie Birch in Coral Bay last year has been sentenced to 2.5 years, following a protracted legal battle that had charges reduced twice in the course of the trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-law-criminalizes-sex-buyers
The House has passed a law criminalizing customers who pay for sex with trafficked women, while it rejected an amendment that would provide a legal recourse for defendants who use a plea of ignorance as their defence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-debates-buying-sex-legislation
Two proposals in parliament on the purchase of sexual services have taken politicians and the public by storm, with human trafficking and sexual abuse of minors in the backdrop...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-in-food-stamp-scam
A civil servant and another person were remanded in custody on Thursday, in connection with a suspected scam over food stamps and rent vouchers destined for foreign low-income beneficiaries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/citizens-praised-for-helping-police
Dozens of citizens got praise from authorities during a police award ceremony on Wednesday in recognition of their role in combating crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/job-scammer-gets-seven-years
A Tunisian man who has been sentenced to seven years on fraud-related charges after he was found guilty of conning 267 people by making empty job promises in France...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sex-offender-fined-for-flipping-the-bird
A pardoned sex offender has been fined €700 for flipping off the parents of his victim after getting out early...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biker-video-responds-to-police-campaign
Two similar road safety campaigns are running parallel this week, with police out and about to catch two-wheeler offenders and a video reminding car drivers to “look before entering” an intersection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bicycle-patrol-catch-up-to-fleeing-suspect
Police officers on bicycle patrol caught up with a fleeing suspect during a traffic stop in Limassol, arresting him and the driver on charges including traffic and drug violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-s-poor-upbringing-argument-falls-flat-in-court
A convicted burglar in Limassol, who filed an appeal over the length of his sentence, failed to convince the court after arguing he was the product of poor upbringing that led him to criminal conduct...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-cypriot-jailed-for-sexually-abusing-minors
A Cypriot man living the United Kingdom has been sentenced to prison for 14 years after being found guilty of sexual harassment of a boy and a girl many decades ago...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boris-johnson-to-face-court-over-brexit-comments
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-stunned-at-lenient-sentence
The Supreme Court has ruled that a suspended sentence for a man, who battered his girlfriend because she refused to have sex, was “exceptionally lenient” especially given his criminal past behaviour...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-invalidates-police-warrant
A search warrant against an unlicenced education centre was found to have violated the principle of proportionality, according to a Supreme Court ruling that reprimanded law enforcement officials for acting beyond their scope...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-launch-distracted-driving-campaign
Traffic police will be watching out for distracted drivers this week, during a weeklong campaign against drivers using their mobile phones or otherwise not driving hands-free...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-police-chief-offers-apology
The new police chief has offered an apology following criticism about mishandling cases of missing foreign women and children who ended up being murdered by a serial killer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-in-bullied-teen-s-death
The case of a high school student who died last month after he was reportedly bullied into binge drinking is heading to the attorney general’s office with a lot more information than previously stated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-watch-out-for-two-wheelers-this-week
Traffic police are watching out this week for motorcycles and mopeds to make sure riders wear protective helmets and comply with rules on the road...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-blame-mitseros-case-flaws-on-privacy-laws
A debate is brewing in Cyprus over privacy laws, in the wake of a shocking confession of a serial killer who admitted to multiple murders and allegations against the police for not doing enough to investigate missing cases of foreign women...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kurd-facing-extradition-addresses-larnaca-court
A Kurdish man facing extradition to Germany on terrorism charges used his time in a Larnaca court to spell out his grievances against Turkey...
