https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pafos-fc-owners-flying-in-after-soccer-incident
The Russian owners of Pafos Football Club were said to be on the next flight to Cyprus, following reports that hooligans from a rival team caused mayhem during a weekend youth match...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-after-attack-on-basketball-player
A man has been arrested on attempted murder charges following a vicious attack outside a night club in Nicosia, with reports saying AEL basketball player Corey Manigault has been hospitalized in critical condition...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-keep-tight-lid-on-another-assassination-plot
Cyprus police are keeping a tight lid on another alleged assassination plot, as a similar case involving Israeli businessmen is ongoing behind closed doors, with law enforcement saying nothing except to confirm three people have been arrested...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commissioner-slaps-fine-in-spy-van-case
An Israeli-owned company in Cyprus known for its role in the country’s spy van case agreed to pay nearly one million in fines despite no evidence of spying on citizens, after an independent commissioner found there was no doubt that actions by WiSpear had at the very least breached principles relating to personal data...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alexoui-and-rudolf-acquitted-in-glykas-case
A Nicosia criminal court has acquitted Alexoui and Rudolf of attempted murder charges, following a lengthy prosecution based solely on a victim witness and a changing story that captivated court watchers and legal minds on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fiji-frees-cypriot-brothers-on-time-served
Two Cypriot brothers accused of money laundering through credit cards in Fiji have been released, with a court sentencing them to time served after spending two years in remand...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-gun-emerges-in-convoluted-azeri-case
Police have reportedly found a third gun in connection with a thwarted alleged plot against Israeli businessmen in Cyprus, while the prime suspect’s lawyer is resorting to the Constitution and crying foul over consecutive remand renewal tactics against his client...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-looking-for-suspected-human-smuggler
Police in Cyprus believe that a wanted man in Larnaca is involved in a human smuggling network, following the arrests of his wife and others last week near the buffer zone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/family-friend-arrested-in-paphos-robbery-case
A woman has been arrested in connection with an aggravated robbery investigation in Paphos, following reports that she was a friend of the victim who had withdrawn his savings to go back to his country...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-doubts-over-detentions-in-cyprus-azeri-case
The legality of arrests of four Pakistani men, who were identified by Cyprus police as suspects based on phone records in connection with an alleged plot against Israelis, will be reexamined after the Supreme Court ruled that a law allowing indiscriminate data retention on all citizens violated European human rights...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-slams-unwarranted-access-to-phone-data
The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has found that a law allowing indiscriminate phone data retention for police purposes violates EU rights to privacy, with experts describing the decision as a major upset in ongoing criminal cases built on private information...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-suspects-swept-up-in-alleged-plot-against-israelis
A total of five men are in custody in Cyprus in connection with an alleged plot against Israeli businessmen on the island, with local police using phone records to identify suspects but still keeping a very tight lid on the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-bust-marijuana-grow-in-limassol
Three persons in Limassol have been arrested following a raid at an abandoned shop where drug squad officers uncovered an elaborate grow operation of illegal marijuana...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/electronic-ankle-bracelets-in-lieu-of-incarceration
Stefi Drakou, Minister of Justice and Public Order, announced today that she is in favor of introducing legislation that allows the use of ankle bracelets to monitor prisoners in lieu of incarceration...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-committee-condemns-sidelining-of-prison-warden
There was an odd twist during a House committee hearing on Tuesday, after it emerged that the prison warden had been told to sit out a crucial part regarding ankle bracelet legislation, with members crying foul over the arrangement...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-consequential-cop-reflects-on-europol-job
A Cyprus police officer widely known in the media for her role in Malta’s Galizia murder case says she knows how to get into a suspect’s mind when trying to unlock their phones...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probe-finds-police-criminally-prosecutable-in-ajax-case
An independent probe into alleged police brutality earlier this year, when a water cannon truck took part in shutting down a demonstration, has recommended both criminal and disciplinary proceedings against officers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-chapter-closes-in-strovolos-double-murder
A man convicted as an accomplice in the Strovolos double murder case has lost his appeal, with his lawyers failing to convince the Supreme Court that the conviction of their client was not based on solid evidence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/international-fraud-ring-dismantled
A criminal organization involved in cyber fraud in Europe has been dismantled...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/daughters-allege-sexual-abuse-by-mom-and-beau
A couple in Limassol are facing serious charges following abuse allegations, with reports saying a woman and her boyfriend are also being accused of involving her daughters in their sexual fetishes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-target-in-cyprus-identified-as-plot-thickens
Israeli media suggest 'unpaid debts' were behind a thwarted alleged assassination plot in Cyprus, pointing to a billionaire in the gambling business who left the island after authorities warned an Azeri-Russian seeking him out as a suspected hit man...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israelis-emerge-as-targets-in-alleged-plot-in-cyprus
Cyprus police are trying to connect the dots in the country’s latest contract killing investigation, with a detained suspect thought to have travelled to the island to take out Israeli businessmen who got wind of the plot and fled ahead of time...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/contract-killings-in-cyprus
In recent years in Cyprus, crime has increased significantly, while savage killings tend to become commonplace. Among them are several ambushes of death in persons associated with the "night"....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-cleared-of-murder-cries-foul-over-scare-tactics
All charges in the disappearance of an ex-con presumed dead by local authorities have been dropped against two suspects, with one of them accusing prosecutors of pushing him to claim a recent arson in exchange of walking free in the murder and kidnapping case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-investigate-assassination-plot-in-total-secrecy
Cyprus police are keeping details of an arrest in Engomi under wraps, but local media are speculating a foreign man is suspected to be a contract killer sent to the island to assassinate a businessman in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/american-couple-arrested-at-athens-airport-with-antiquities
Two American nationals were arrested at Athens’ international airport on Monday after fragments of ancient vessels and other objects were discovered in their luggage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-spy-van-case-too-close-to-the-bone
A police investigation in Cyprus has concluded there was no proof of illegal phone tapping in the spy van case, but prosecutors are still going after the main suspects on lesser charges despite reports of alleged contacts in the past with local officials...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-crypto-provider-says-imposter-stole-35-million
A Cypriot resident who owns a blockchain service provider says his company was targeted by cyber criminals who managed to steal tens of millions in cryptocurrency simply by sending a message on a popular social app...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-investigate-‘dirty-cop-threatening-messages
Police say they were shocked after two special officers in custody were being accused of launching death threats against their director in Paphos, with local reports saying some of the messages were deeply disturbing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rival-football-violence-shakes-limassol
Battlefield scenes of urban warfare erupted in downtown Limassol Thursday evening after football fans from rival teams resorted to violence following an initial encounter that led to full-fledged war...
