Cabinet on Wednesday decided to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of Malaysian-born Jho Low, an internationally wanted fugitive.Though the decision was taken last year, Low filed an appeal prompting an independent committee to re-examine the case. Government sources told the Cyprus Mail the committee decided to reject the appeal, prompting the interior minister to put the … Read more
– A woman was arrested in Paphos for possession of stolen property.
– Her husband is wanted for burglary and theft.
– A priest reported a break-in at Ayia Paraskevi church in Geroskippou, where €5,000 was stolen.
– The break-in occurred between 4.30pm and 6.30pm on February 2 or 3.
– The perpetrators entered through a wooden window using a sharp object to remove burglar bars.
– Evidence was collected from the scene, and a tip led to a suspect.
– Police searched the suspect’s residence and found €4,705, gold cufflinks, and two copper rings.
– The items found were taken as evidence.
– The suspect’s wife made allegations during questioning, which are under investigation.
Attorney General George Savvides denied corruption charges after being accused by lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou of protecting Russian oligarch Oleg Boyko. Efstathiou claimed that 3.4 million worth of shares were stolen from his client, Ilya Alekseevitch Surkov, and illegally transferred to Boyko through Cyprus-registered companies. Boyko allegedly used false representations to transfer shares from Orlando Heights Ltd in Greencat Services Ltd to his company Finstroy Ltd, resulting in him holding 80% of the assets Orlando Heights had in Moscow’s Altufievo Mall. Criminal charges against Boyko were dropped due to insufficient witness material for prosecution in Cyprus. Efstathiou filed three complaints to the anti-corruption authority, which found no evidence of corruption. Boyko was subject to a Red Notice international arrest warrant but avoided questioning for four years until the warrant was scrapped. A private lawsuit filed by Efstathiou was also suspended by the AG. Surkov, who has a Greek passport and was wanted in Russia for alleged fraud, was granted political asylum in the UK. Boyko had been sanctioned by Canada and Australia but had the Canadian sanctions lifted following a lawsuit. The US Senate Intelligence Committee reported Boyko had ties to the Russian state and criminality.