Two years for possession of child porn
The Limassol criminal court jailed a 66-year-old man for two years on Friday after finding him guilty of possession and distribution of child pornography. The...
Prison
Top court overrules suspended sentence, orders four years jail for fraudster
The Supreme Court has set aside a two-year suspended jail sentence for forgery and money laundering as inadequate and ordered the defendant be jailed for...
Government rejects Akel proposal to change rules on addict inmates
The government on Monday rejected a law proposal submitted by main opposition Akel to change the process of referring substance addicted prisoners for treatment at...
Five years for man guilty of two attempted armed robberies
Limassol Criminal Court on Friday handed down a five-year jail sentence to a 31-year-old man found guilty of two attempted armed robberies. The offences were...
Coronavirus: prison ‘not impacted’ by inmate and staff cases, authorities say
The prisons department confirmed on Friday that three members of staff and two inmates had tested positive for the novel coronavirus but said the fallout...
Two jailed for 6 kilos of cannabis
The criminal court on Friday sentenced two men aged 34 and 35 to five and half years in jail each after finding them guilty of...
Parliament approves expansion of prisoners’ home surveillance
Parliament has approved the expansion of home surveillance for prisoners through the use of an electronic bracelet in an attempt to significantly reduce the prison...
Two more arrested after drugs smuggled into prison (updated)
Testimonies point to the involvement of four more people in connection with a case of smuggling illegal drugs into the central prison. Police were informed...
Georgian man gets 17 years for Limassol murder
A Georgian man was jailed for 17 years on Friday after admitting to killing Ernest Leonides, 47, in a restaurant in Limassol in February 2018....
Nicosia prison inmates raise €582 for Beirut blast victims
Inmates at Nicosia Central Prison have raised €582 in humanitarian aid for victims of the massive blast in Beirut which killed at least 154 people,...
Man who attacked his estranged wife with acid jailed for ten years
A 57-year-old Limassol man was jailed for 10 years on Monday for attacking his estranged wife with acid last year inflicting injuries to 40 per...
Man jailed for eight years for possession of 1kg of cocaine
The Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court sentenced a 37-year-old man to eight years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty of possession of around a kilo...
Prison congestion much improved after intervention, Lottides says
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said Friday that after her office had intervened, the central prisons were decongested as part of measures to battle the spread of...
Coronavirus: man jailed for 45 days for visiting his girlfriend during curfew (updated)
A 35-year-old Famagusta man was jailed for 45 days on Tuesday after he broke curfew to visit his girlfriend. The man was caught by police...
Coroanvirus: Prisoners complain their complaint has been ignored
The central prisons have for 20 days ignored a letter from the Prisoners and Ex-cons Association calling for the immediate release of convicts in the...
Nine years jail for raping underage girl
A 42-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in jail on Wednesday by the Nicosia criminal court for raping an underage girl. The man committed...
Cyprus has shortest average length of imprisonment in Europe
Cyprus registered the shortest average length of imprisonment in Europe, only 1.3 months on average, ahead of Switzerland (1.6) and the Netherlands (3.8), a study...
Coronavirus: Public ‘should not be concerned’ about release of non-violent inmates
The mass release of prisoners is often an emotive and problematic issue but two experts explain why – in their view – the government’s new...
Why are no measures being taken to protect prisoners?
All states in the world are taking steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus in public places and densely populated areas. But the Republic of...
Twenty years jail for man who killed pensioner
A 22-year-old man was jailed for 20 years on Thursday for the murder of a pensioner last year in Larnaca. Michalis Christophorou was found guilty...