An NGO chairwoman was remanded on Tuesday after €122,000 appears to have been misspent from the Limassol organisation’s account.

The Nicosia district court heard that 51 invoices with a total value of €122,000 were found that related to questionable expenses. They covered the period June 2021 to November 2023.

The woman, aged 66, was dealing with patients for the health ministry while having exclusive access to the organisation’s bank account.

She was remanded for eight days by the court after her arrest in Limassol on Monday night.

The offences being investigated include forgery, circulation of a forged document, obtaining money under false pretences, conspiracy to commit a felony and conspiracy to defraud.

The woman has reportedly denied any involvement in misuse of funds.