Man loses appeal over opiate case detention
A 26-year-old of Asian origin has lost an appeal against his detention in an opiates case pending his trial, the court of appeal announced on Thursday.
In its decision on ...
Appeal court rules years-long delay on child’s citizenship application was unlawful
The administrative court of appeal has ruled that the authorities acted unlawfully by failing for years to decide on a citizenship application for the child of a Cypriot citizen, stressing ...
Appeal court rejects tougher child pornography sentences
The Appeals Court has upheld prison sentences imposed on a man convicted of possessing and acquiring hundreds of child pornography files, rejecting an appeal by the Attorney General, Geroge Savvides, ...
Appeals court upholds attempted murder sentence
An appeal lodged against a prison sentence imposed for two accounts of attempted murder has been dismissed by the court of appeals, which ratified the 16-year sentences as not being ...
Appeal court suspends jail term in robbery case
The court of appeal on Thursday suspended the prison sentence of a man convicted of robbery and conspiracy to commit a felony, stating that the court of first instance did ...
Court dismisses appeal in rape and child abduction cases
The Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals in two separate criminal cases involving defendants facing a range of serious charges, including rape, sexual offences, psychological violence and child abduction, upholding ...
Court rejects Phedonos’ appeal against suspension
The court of appeal on Wednesday rejected suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos’ appeal against his suspension.
He had been suspended from his duties by Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou in February ...
‘Lenient’ drug sentence upheld for 26-year-old
A 26-year-old man sentenced to 14 years in prison for possession of over 32kg of cannabis saw his appeal rejected on May 29, with the appeals court pointing out that the sentence ...
Radio station loses appeal over ‘car horn honking’ ad
An appeal lodged by radio station Kiss FM against a fine imposed for playing adverts unsuitable when driving, was thrown out on Tuesday by the supreme constitutional court.
In the ...
Appeals court upholds ruling over illegal Melios zoo
The appeals court ratified a ruling by the Nicosia district court against the owner of Melios zoo, who was found to be operating the zoo with an expired permit. The ...
Appeals court upholds neurosurgeon’s conviction for selling free consumables
Appeals filed by a neurosurgeon and his wife against their conviction for selling medical consumables to a patient that are provided free have been thrown out by the appeals court.
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Appeals court upholds conviction for 500g cocaine
The appeals court on Thursday threw out the appeals of three men convicted for drug trafficking, upholding the convictions and sentences imposed by the Limassol criminal court, it was made ...
Court finds Nepalese woman in the right after being declared illegal
The appeals court has cancelled a decision to declare a woman from Nepal an illegal immigrant and deport her.
The ruling, taken on March 10 but published on Monday, effectively annuls ...
Court rejects stepfather’s appeal for raping underage stepdaughter
The court of appeal has upheld the 14-year jail sentence of a stepfather convicted of multiple sexual offences against his underage stepdaughter, which had been imposed by the Paphos criminal ...
Our View: Is appeal over passport case simply to quell public anger?
The state Law Office wasted no time in announcing its decision to appeal against the court ruling that acquitted former House president Demetris Syllouris and developer Christakis Giovanis, also an ...
Appeals court upholds medical negligence ruling in boy’s death
The appeals court has dismissed all appeals and upheld the ruling of the court-of-first instance in the case of 10-year-old Stavros Yiorgallis, from Klavdia, who died after being discharged from ...
Court rejects appeal of man convicted of sexually abusing minor
The appeals court has rejected the appeal of a man convicted of sexually abusing a minor, leaving his 12-year prison sentence in force.
The appellant was found guilty of six ...
Family violence sentence upheld by appeals court
The appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision to keep a man in custody in a serious family violence case, ordering that he remain detained until the ...
Terrorism sentence doubled by appeals court
The Appeals Court doubled a sentence earlier handed down on a man convicted of terrorism-related offences, it was announced on Tuesday.
The man, currently aged 28, had been arrested in Limassol ...
Court rejects appeal in Paphos child sexual abuse case
A man sentenced to 11 years jail after being found guilty of sexually abusing a child in Paphos has lost his appeal, after the Court of Appeal upheld the original verdict ...
Senior promotion appeal thrown out
Appeals to overthrow a decision concerning a senior promotion in social welfare services have failed.
The appeals were against a first instance ruling, which annulled a civil service committee decision ...
Court reduces paedophile’s sentence by six months
The court of appeal on Monday reduced the sentence handed down to a convicted paedophile by six months.
The court found that the court of first instance had “incorrectly evaluated” ...
Appeals court overturns drug acquittal
The Court of Appeal on Monday overturned the acquittal of a man who had been accused of possessing and supplying illegal drugs, sentencing him to seven months in prison.
The ...
Court of appeal overthrows Turkish Cypriot property case
A court of appeal has annulled a decision of the administrative court in a case concerning Turkish Cypriot property where the Guardian, the interior ministry, first gave permission for the ...