Our View: Heavy-handed police hotel raid is overkill

Our View: Heavy-handed police hotel raid is overkill

Fact: More than two dozen police officers raided a hotel in Paphos to check for workers employed illegally, causing concern among hotel guests and raising questions about the government’s approach to tackling illegal work in Cyprus.

No more victims from the fifth floor

No more victims from the fifth floor

A young man from Bangladesh fell to his death from the fifth floor during a police raid on an apartment where he was staying with other illegal immigrants. This tragic incident highlights the need for authorities to find alternative methods to detect irregular immigrants, as human life is more valuable than making arrests.