Man wanted in Germany arrested
Paphos police arrested a 67-year-old man wanted by authorities in Germany on fraud and embezzlement charges, authorities said on Thursday.
The man was arrested as soon as he arrived in ...
Man arrested for selling another person’s car
Police in Paphos on Wednesday arrested a 48-year-old permanent resident for a case of circulating forged documents as well as in response to a European arrest warrant pending against him.
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German hearing continues of former Kurdish refugee in Cyprus
The trial of Kenan Ayaz will resume at Hamburg’s higher regional court in Germany on Tuesday, where he faces charges related to his membership of the Kurdish Workers’ Party (...
Kurdish activist’s legal team visit him in German prison
The lawyer of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz, currently in prison in Germany, visited him on September 11 in Hamburg, an announcement from his legal team said on Wednesday.
Ayaz was extradited ...
Kenan Ayaz’s defence team continues with new legal partnership
Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz, currently detained in Germany, will continue to have his lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou working with him, who has since partnered with a local legal expert, it emerged ...
Cook accused of stealing thousands to stand trial
A 53-year-old man on Monday pleaded not guilty to burglary charges brought against him for incidents in July 2022.
On Monday, the man appeared in the Larnaca-Famagusta Criminal Court, where a ...
Ayaz seeks recourse in European court, parties express solidarity
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled it will not initially get involved in the extradition of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz to Germany, lawyer and MP Kostis Efstathiou ...
Kurds protest Germany’s extradition request of politician in Cyprus (Updated)
Members of the Kurdish cultural organisation “Theophilos” staged a demonstration in the front of the justice ministry on Monday to protest the ongoing trial of Kurdish politician Kenan Ayaz.
Ayaz, ...
Demo planned on Monday over extradition procedures against Kurd
The Kurdish Cultural Centre on Saturday called on the public to join a gathering outside the justice ministry on Monday at 11am to demonstrate against Germany’s extradition request of ...
Rights of mother whose child extradited to USA not violated: ECHR
Court proceedings in Cyprus which ordered a woman to hand over her son to be extradited to the US to be with his father in 2017, did not violate the European ...
WikiLeaks’ Assange lodges appeal against U.S. extradition
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has appealed to the High Court in London to block his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges, his brother said on Friday, the ...
Extradition of fraud suspect to Russia postponed
A 47-year-old Ukrainian man with Russian citizenship whom the Cypriot courts agreed to extradite to Russia has had the process postponed, due to the “force majeure” of the invasion.
The ...
Extradition sought for ‘high value target’ in forex fraud case
Police on Tuesday confirmed that Cyprus received a request from Germany to extradite a permanent resident of the island arrested last month in connection with a cross-border trading fraud investigation ...
Man sought for fraud to remain in custody pending extradition hearing
A 59-year-old man arrested in connection with a financial fraud case will remain in custody until October 15 when a hearing for his extradition to Russia will begin, Paphos district court ...
Wanted man facing extradition to Bulgaria
A 49-year-old Bulgarian national was arrested in Paphos on Wednesday for robbery and theft committed in Bulgaria back in June 2015.
A European arrest warrant was issued by Bulgarian authorities against ...
Supreme Court approves extradition of Russian man to Moscow
Reversing an earlier decision of a lower court, the Supreme Court on Friday approved the extradition of a Russian citizen to Russia where he is wanted for alleged serious offences, ...