Prison guard arrested in drug smuggling case (Updated)
A 45-year-old prison guard, who was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the police in connection with a drug smuggling case at the...
Nicosia prison
Parole board’s decision to revoke inmate’s sentence outside prison upheld
The attorney-general’s office on Thursday welcomed as “very important” a recent judgement by the administrative court upholding the action by the parole board to revoke...
Ioannis Kapnoullas appointed as new acting prison director
Ioannis Kapnoullas is officially taking over the role of acting prison director until June 2026, it emerged on Saturday. He was appointed as acting prison...
Aristotelous’ new post to be announced next week, says justice minister
The new public service post of the former prison director Anna Aristotelous will be announced next week, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Thursday. Aristotelous...
Inmate tried to commit suicide
A 22-year-old man serving time at the central prisons in Nicosia was taken to the hospital on Friday after he tried to end his life....
Prison director renews leave of absence
Decisions on the issue of the prisons’ directorate are expected soon as prison director Anna Aristotelous, on sick leave since January, renewed her leave of...
Murdered inmate was tortured before being killed, court hearing reveals
Murdered Turkish Cypriot inmate Tansu Cidan was tortured for two days until he was killed, suffering injuries all over his body, according to court hearings...
Prison saga intensifies as Justice Minister Stephie Dracou, Akel weigh in (Updated)
It was evident from the onset that the legal service was going to go out of its way to defend the actions of drug-squad chief...
Prisons director quits after AG decision not to prosecute official
Anna Aristotelous and assistant Athena Demetriou on Wednesday evening announced their departure from their posts at the central prisons following the Attorney-General’s (AG) decision earlier...
Attorney-general says no evidence of corruption against Katsounotos
There has been no evidence to support corruption claims against the drug squad chief Michalis Katsounotos, after he was accused of colluding with a convict...
