{"id":8062,"date":"2024-04-13T20:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=8062"},"modified":"2024-04-13T20:00:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T17:00:07","slug":"limassol-migrant-death-flatmate-refutes-police-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=8062","title":{"rendered":"Limassol migrant death: Flatmate refutes police account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>K.S., a person who was living in the apartment and was an eyewitness to the police raid that resulted in 19-year-old Anisur Rahman falling to his death, has refuted the version of events presented by the police.<br \/>\nLefteris Kyriakou, head of the Limassol Crime Investigation Department, stated on Wednesday that \u201cpolice officers visited the apartment, knocked on the door, and entered the residence\u201d.<br \/>\nThe police\u00a0did not have a search warrant. Kyriakou told CNA that this was not legally necessary, drawing a comparison to population registration visits by officials.<br \/>\nIn contrast, K.S., who was an eyewitness to the police raid and is currently held at the Menogeia Detention Center, told philenews and in-cyprus that \u201cOn Wednesday there were 15 people without uniforms, they broke the door in the morning and punched the person standing next to the door. Then they punched another person. One person managed to escape\u201d.<br \/>\n\u201cThey arrested us and now I am in Menogeia\u00a0waiting for deportation ASAP, they made us sign voluntary returns requests\u201d K.S. continues.<br \/>\n\u201cMenogeia\u00a0is like a prison and I want to leave Cyprus ASAP. I need protection. \u0399 don\u2019t want to experience anything bad for telling the truth about civil immigration\u201d he concluded.<br \/>\nEarly on Wednesday, police officers raided an apartment on the fifth floor of a building in Limassol, acting on a tip about undocumented migrants living there.<br \/>\nTwo men, both foreign nationals, attempted to escape, jumping from the window.<br \/>\nThe fall\u00a0killed 19-year-old Anisur Rahman,\u00a0a worker from Bangladesh, while the other man suffered severe injuries, leading to his hospitalisation.<br \/>\nAccording to sources, arrested individuals are also held in Limassol, while the injured man remains in the hospital under police surveillance.<br \/>\nAccording to KISA he is also under arrest, and no further updates are available concerning his health.<br \/>\nAKEL has called\u00a0upon the Justice Minister and the Police Chief to clarify several key issues surrounding the event, including adherence to legal protocols during the police search and whether force was exercised.<br \/>\nMaria Stylianou Lottides, the Commissioner for Administration and Human Rights Protection, has\u00a0launched an independent inquiry\u00a0to ascertain the events leading to the young man\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-in-cyprus-com wp-block-embed-in-cyprus-com\"><\/figure>\n<p>police raid. police raid, eyewitness, death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An eyewitness to a police raid in Cyprus refuted the police&#8217;s version of events, claiming that officers broke into the apartment without a search warrant and used force on the residents. The raid resulted in the death of a 19-year-old worker from Bangladesh who fell while attempting to escape. The injured man is under police surveillance in the hospital, and there are calls for clarification on legal protocols and use of force during the raid. 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