53 h. ago Police chase ends in arrest of two after car falls down cliff

Police arrested two men, aged 43 and 53, after they fell into a cliff in Larnaca district in their attempt to escape the law. Previously officers had secured evidence that the 43-year-old was in Kalo Chorio after failing to appear before the Nicosia court for a theft case. Around 3.30pm on Thursday police located the […]

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3 d. ago Supreme court rejects request to overturn US extradition decision

The supreme court of Cyprus has rejected an appeal by an individual sought by US authorities for extradition. The man had asked for a special certiorari order to challenge the decision of the Larnaca district court in September 2023, which had approved his extradition to the United States. The legal proceedings began in February 2023 […]

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4 d. ago Stavrianos testifies in court in Thanasis Nicolaou case, presents material

State pathologist Panicos Stavrianos testified in court on Tuesday and presented material backing his theory that conscript Thanasis Nicolaou had died after falling from a height in 2005. On December 18, the Supreme Court had rejected an appeal lodged by Stavrianos against a Limassol district court ruling that Thanasis Nicolaou had been strangled to death […]

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4 d. ago Supreme Court dismisses appeal of nullified community leader election

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal lodged against a court decision nullifying the election of Savvas Savva to the post of Alassa community leader, it said on Tuesday. On October 9, a lower court nullified Savva’s election after his rival Emilios Tofallis had taken the case to court, saying Savva was not a permanent […]

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