The families of the 24 Cypriot children who were killed when the Isias hotel in the Turkish city of Adiyaman collapsed travelled to Turkey on Tuesday ahead of the resumption of the trial of those held responsible on Wednesday.The 24 children, alongside 11 Cypriot adults and 47 others, were all killed when the hote, collapsed … Read more
Limassol police are investigating an assault on four 29-year-old men in Germasogeia early on Sunday. The victims were leaving a nightclub when their car was allegedly attacked by the occupants of another vehicle after honking their horn. Three of the men required surgery for injuries sustained in the assault, with two sustaining fractures. The investigation is ongoing, with efforts being made to secure witness testimonies and review CCTV footage. The suspects are described as young men in their 30s with beards, speaking Greek, and driving a dark-colored Mazda vehicle.
A fire was raging in Limassol’s Gerasa area on Tuesday, with three fire fighting aircraft and four fire trucks deployed to the scene. The fire is affecting the Apsiou and Gerasa area. Another fire in Ayios Sylas’ area last week was attributed to an arson attack.
Dozens of animals were burned alive in the Ayios Sylas fire, with a livestock farm and fenced compound being burned down. The fire has been described as a blatant arson attack, and police operations to track down suspects are underway.
The Police arrested a 16-year-old individual in connection to ongoing car theft investigations in the Famagusta district, bringing the total number of apprehensions to four. The arrest was made to aid in the investigations, which revealed the involvement of several individuals in car theft cases in Ayia Napa between May 25th and May 30th, 2024. Another case involving the 16-year-old and an 18-year-old in Larnaca is also under investigation. Arrest warrants were issued against the 18-year-old and the 16-year-old following evidence collected by the Larnaca Police Department. The suspects appeared before the Famagusta District Court and were ordered to be detained for four days. The investigations by the Ayia Napa Police Station and the Larnaca Police Department are ongoing.
Police are gaining access to telecommunications data in the investigation into the death of Dimitris Andronikou, also known as “Dimitroui,” after the case was reclassified from attempted murder to murder. Court warrants have been acquired to examine phone and messaging data of suspects and others involved, with the goal of revealing communication patterns to strengthen the evidence against the accused. The suspects remain at large as the Law Office prepares to file indictments for premeditated murder, withdrawing the current attempted murder charges.
A Greek Cypriot man appeared in court in the north for his part in a case involving third country nationals allegedly traveling to and from the north using fake passports. The police understood upon receiving the passport that it was counterfeit. The passenger ran off and re-entered the north via a military base. The Greek Cypriot man claimed he was approached at a petrol station and offered money to take the passenger to the Republic. The police found the hire car used in the incident in Trikomo and arrested both brothers who were in the car.
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has suspended the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) license of W.G. Wealth Guardian Ltd due to suspicions of violations of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017. The company is suspected of not consistently meeting the authorization conditions set out in the law, including initial capital requirements and safeguarding client financial instruments and funds. The company has one month to comply with the relevant provisions, and during the suspension period, it is prohibited from providing investment services, entering into business transactions, accepting new clients, and advertising itself as a provider of investment services.
Two men, aged 46 and 35, were remanded in custody and committed for trial on July 1 in connection with a large weapons cache found in an Oroklini cemetery. The defendants face serious charges related to possessing explosives and firearms without a license. The cache, believed to be linked to underworld figures, included an array of weapons such as missiles, explosives, and a silenced pistol. Police are awaiting forensic results to determine if the weapons were used in past crimes and to identify potential accomplices through fingerprints or DNA evidence. Bail was rejected for both suspects, who will await trial in Central Prisons.
Two men, aged 46 and 35, were arrested as suspects after a large weapons stash was discovered in a cemetery in Oroklini. They will remain in custody until their next court date on July 1. The weapons cache included various firearms, ammunition, explosives, and silencers, making it possibly the largest amount of weapons and explosives found in Cyprus to date.