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The 500 “new” police officers joining the force this year announced by Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis are actually just planned hires to fill vacancies, a ministry spokesman clarified on Wednesday. “This ...

Investigations into the attempted murder on Monday afternoon in Aglandjia are progressing rapidly, police spokesperson Christos Andreou said on Tuesday. He said that authorities are focusing their efforts on the ...

New Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis pledged to strengthen the police force during his first visit to their Nicosia headquarters on Monday. He said frontline police services will “inevitably” be strengthened ...

The police force is to be modernised, upgraded and reorganised in line with the recommendations of the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (Greco), Justice Minister Anna Procopiou ...

President Nicos welcomed the bands for Christmas carols of the Eldyk (Greek forces), the national guard and the police force at the presidential palace. He wished them on Friday a ...

Police officers will be kitted out with cameras, or ‘body cams’ as they are more widely known, while plainclothes officers would also be allowed to record, under a new bill ...

Demetris Demetriou was sworn in as the new deputy police chief in a ceremony held at the presidential palace on Monday. Speaking during the ceremony, President Nicos Anastasiades thanked departing ...

Police on Friday announced the loss of the first member of the force from coronavirus. Sergeant Stelios Panayiotou died at the age of 58 in Nicosia. “Police are mourning the death ...