Mobiles and drugs found in prison raid
Five mobile phones and drugs were found during a raid at the Nicosia central prisons on Friday.
Spokesman for the force Christos Andreou told CNA two wings were searched, with ...
Prison director resigns for ‘personal reasons’
Ioannis Kapnoullas resigned as prison director on Friday, with the justice ministry saying he had submitted his resignation for “personal reasons”.
In his place, the ministry has appointed police chief ...
Third arrest made in Nicosia drive-by shooting investigation
Police on Friday arrested a third person in connection with the drive-by shooting in Nicosia last week.
The suspect is a 29-year-old man from Larnaca for which police secured a ...
Only new prisons can solve overcrowding, says prison guards rep
Only building new prisons can solve the problem of overcrowding, the Pasydy union prison guards’ branch said on Friday, a day after the justice minister announced upgrades to central prisons ...
Prison phone scandal deepens
The scandal of mobile phone use in the Nicosia prison deepened this week as the company tasked with upgrading the system to deactivate phones said it had inadvertently reconnected some ...
Suspect in Cidan murder to enter witness protection
One of the suspects in the murder of Turkish Cypriot inmate, Tansu Cidan, has entered the witness protection programme in order to testify against the main suspect, reports said on ...
Police association warns against premature judgements after prison chief’s allegations
The association of senior police officers on Saturday said it was confident the independent investigation into allegations made by central prisons director Anna Aristotelous will clarify all aspects of the ...