News Cyprus Justice: Cyprus serial killer case forces justice minister to resign amid uproar over handling by police
The unprecedented spate of killings by a suspected serial killer on Cyprus that spurred uproar over how police handled the disappearances of foreign women has inflicted another causality: the country's justice minister’s job.
News Cyprus Justice: Cyprus gets tough on fan violence at sporting events
Cyprus’ justice minister on Wednesday unveiled a host of measures to combat fan violence at sporting events, including pre-game drug and alcohol tests, increased body searches and tougher policing. The measures come days after opposing fans at a basketball playoff game between rivals Anorthosis and Apollon fought inside and outside the Tassos Papadopoulos stadium in the capital Nicosia, setting fire to public transport offices outside the venue. Justice minister Anna Koukkides-Procopiou said the government will introduce legal amendments enabling police to administer drug and alcohol tests to suspected users ahead of sporting events.
News Cyprus Justice: Lawyer for British woman accused of making up claim of gang rape in Cyprus quits over 'disagreement'
The page said Justice Abroad has been providing assistance in the UK and is bringing together an expert legal team from the UK and Cyprus to challenge the alleged breaches of her rights. It said the ...
News Cyprus Justice: Israeli man donates $9,000 to UK teen who accused Israelis of rape in Cyprus
Filming a sex act without permission is illegal in Israel, but it is not a crime in Cyprus. The fundraiser said the organization Justice Abroad has been providing legal assistance to the UK woman, and ...
News Cyprus Justice: Parents of British teen arrested in Cyprus for retracting gang rape claim crowdfund daughter’s legal fees
The parents of a British teenager arrested in Cyprus on charges of falsifying a gang rape complaint are hoping to raise £15,000 for their daughter’s legal fees. A Go Fund Me page with the goal was set up on Thursday, with the title ‘Help Teen Victim Get Justice in Cyprus’.
News Cyprus Justice: 8 more days' custody for Cyprus' confessed serial killer
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A Cypriot army captain who confessed to killing ... The killings have shocked the country of just over a million people and led to the resignation of the justice minister and the ...
News Cyprus Justice: Cyprus nationals further remanded
The Cyprus nationals who are charged with a count each of money laundering, attempt to obtain property by deception and possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime appeared before ...
News Cyprus Justice: Rumours swirl over new justice minister
Anastasiades is expected to announce Savvides’ appointment right after his return to Cyprus from Brussels ... office for 15 more days to handle the justice reform bills. He is to leave office ...
