https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-walks-free-after-long-detention
A Syrian man was detained since May 2019 on terrorism charges won his appeal on Thursday, after the Supreme Court ruled that his detention had exceeded any valid period that had previously been justified on national security grounds...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-devastating-bombshell-in-alexoui-case
The attorneys for Alexoui and Rudolf in a long and protracted attempted murder trial dropped another bombshell this week, alleging “serious criminal offences” involving police and possibly the Legal Department...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/witness-slip-up-stuns-court-in-alexoui-case
Prosecutors in the Alexoui case were forced to correct the record on Monday, in reference to a previous hearing when it emerged that their sole prosecution witness and victim had access to undisclosed information from a recent witness statement...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-unveils-plan-to-tackle-corruption
Cyprus’ fight against corruption is based on three pillars, President Anastasiades said Friday, announcing the eagerly-awaited steps the government will take in a bid to restore credibility to the Republic after its reputation was shattered by revelations of corruption through the nixed Citizenship-by-Investment Program (CIP)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-hacker-pleads-guilty-in-atlanta
A Filipino-Cypriot young man who was extradited to the United States last year on cyber crime charges has pleaded guilty after reaching a plea agreement with federal prosecutors...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-lose-state-fraud-case-in-limassol
Defendants in Limassol’s case involving an alleged scam with food stamps and housing vouchers for homeless persons walked free this week, after prosecutors said they were unable to bring witnesses forward to testify in court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecution-against-working-mom-suspended
The state’s attorney general has suspended criminal prosecution against a mother in Limassol, after a citizen took the woman’s young daughter to a police station saying she was found alone at a local park...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/experts-assist-in-cyprus-spy-van-probe
Following months of sluggish investigation into Cyprus’ spy van, police investigators are reportedly in the process of drafting their final report while another expert is due to arrive on the island to lend a hand...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-locked-up-for-life-in-ledras-murder
A foreign man who was convicted of killing a 21-year-old Indian national during a clash in downtown Nicosia last June has been sentenced to life, with others also getting prison sentences for taking part in the attacks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-says-daniela-case-closed
The Supreme Court has refused to reopen Daniela Rosca’s murder case, a woman who was killed by intruders in her own home in Larnaca, while the convicted mastermind insists he has new information that could exonerate him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-court-rules-golden-dawn-party-criminal-organization
A Greek court ruled on Wednesday that the far-right Golden Dawn party was operating as a criminal organization, delivering a landmark guilty verdict in a marathon five-year trial....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bill-to-update-definition-of-rape-tighten-penalty-to-life
A bill tightening the penalty for rape to life in prison is set to be tabled before Parliament next week....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-defend-use-of-firearm-in-traffic-stop
Questions have been raised in local media over the use of firearms by on-duty police officers, following an incident in Paphos when warning shots were fired during a traffic stop...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tips-trickle-in-on-paralimni-school-pranksters
Police are learning valuable information that could crack wide open a shocking school prank in Paralimni, where animals were killed during a battlefield-style back-to-school display, but investigators say they want a larger pool of witnesses before they can identify perpetrators or even say whether non-students had been involved...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chief-justice-scolds-bench-in-alexoui-case
A dissenting opinion written by the Supreme Court president pointed to “errors of principle” on Thursday, after a new appeal to get Alexoui and Rudolf out of remanded custody based on new facts was struck down again...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nigerian-students-urged-to-avoid-north
Nigeria is warning its citizens not to send their children to study in the northern part of Cyprus, citing lack of “conclusive investigations” in a number of student killings who were enrolled in Turkish Cypriot universities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/potential-witness-in-alexoui-case-arrested
A drug case suspect and potential key witness in an ongoing attempted murder trial is in police custody, after serving time in the north before being handed over on Friday to authorities in the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-gets-35-years-in-‘all-in-one-sentence
A criminal court sentenced a man to a total of 35 years for taking part in two attempted murders in Larnaca and Ayia Napa...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-orders-syrian-man-s-release
An asylum seeker, who was detained on national security grounds and his application had been rejected, was ordered to walk free after the Supreme Court ruled state authorities had no legal basis to keep him locked up...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parliament-approves-bills-bringing-tougher-penalties-for-decree-violators
Parliament on Friday passed into law two bills providing for significantly higher penalties for businesses that violate coronavirus decrees....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-urged-to-provide-trafficking-victims-free-legal-aid
The human trafficking arm of Europe's top human rights body is expressing concern over Cyprus' failure to grant free legal aid and expertise to trafficking victims during criminal proceedings....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lockdown-defying-bishops-off-the-hook
Two local bishops who were facing charges in connection with violation of public health laws during the pandemic lockdown are off the hook, with state prosecution reportedly lacking clear and convincing evidence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-condemns-vandalism-at-limassol-mosque
Limassol police are investigating an incident of vandalism at Koprulu mosque, after gasoline bombs were thrown at the building and graffiti found spray-painted on the outer fence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-bill-imposing-steep-rise-in-penalties-for-decree-violations
The Cabinet on Friday approved a bill seeking to see penalties for violations of coronavirus measures skyrocket, as part of government efforts to increase deterrents to disregarding decrees and regulations under the Quarantine Law as the island gradually returns to normality....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-lets-man-who-broke-curfew-walk-free
President Nicos Anastasiades has issued a reprieve for a man sentenced to 45 days in prison for violating curfew, following outrage by legal experts who said the punishment did not fit the crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officers-in-serial-killer-probe-lawyer-up
A local report hints at legal wars brewing within prosecution agencies in the Republic of Cyprus, following the attorney general’s decision to prosecute fifteen police officers in the serial killer case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-on-the-stand-in-serial-killer-probe
The top legal advisor in the Republic of Cyprus has recommended that criminal charges be included in the prosecution against a number of police officers involved in a suspected mishandling of missing women complaints in the Orestis serial killer case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-to-treat-violation-of-covid-19-protection-measures-as-a-crime
The violation of measures dictated by the authorities to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus should be treated as a crime and prosecuted, the Supreme Court said on Thursday in a memo to the country’s prosecutorial services....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judges-deny-bail-for-alexoui
A criminal court ordered Nicosia businessman Alexis “Alexoui” Mavromichalis to remain locked up pending trial, one day after he pleaded not guilty to charges in an attempted murder case followed by long arguments over bail...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alexoui-lawyer-lashes-out-at-prosecutors
Nicosia businessman Alexis “Alexoui” Mavromichalis pleaded not guilty on Thursday to four charges in an attempted murder case, with his lawyer lashing out at the police and accusing them of dirty tricks...
