A trial for 17 people involved in the violence in Chlorakas, Paphos is set to start on September 20, as the case was filed with the Paphos District Court on Wednesday.

According to reports, the case is against eight Greek Cypriots, eight Syrians, and another Greek national. All of the suspects were released with travel restrictions.

A total of 28 people have been arrested in Chlorakas so far in connection with last week’s incidents.

Meanwhile, two people were charged in writing on Tuesday to be summoned before court for violating the law on racism in Chlorakas.

According to Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nikolaou, two suspects, aged 17 and 51, were charged in writing on Tuesday for the offences of illegal assembly, public insult, and violation of the law on racism, following a complaint filed by a person of Syrian origin.

According to police information relayed to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), the incident happened on August 27 in Chlorakas when the complainant, while sitting in a cafe on Archbishop Makarios III Avenue, was allegedly assaulted by two people.