#Thanasis Nicolaou

Savvas Matsas, the lawyer of the family of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, is to withdraw from his role as a prosecutor in the trial of five people ...

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected dismissed judge Doria Varoshiotou’s appeal against her ouster in a five-to-three ruling, upholding the judicial council’s decision to relieve her of her ...

By Tom Cleaver Prosecution lawyers in the case against an alleged cover-up of the circumstances regarding the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou failed to hand witness material to the defence ...

This year was one of the most charged for justice in Cyprus, with 13 large and complex cases occupying Cyprus courts, from the deaths of minors to corruption scandals, property usurpation ...

The attorney general on Tuesday confirmed he will not suspend the private criminal prosecution brought by the family of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou. In a written response to the lawyer ...

A private prosecution brought by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou, who was found dead under a bridge in Limassol in 2005, will continue on January 22, Limassol district court ruled on Tuesday ...

The Limassol district court on Wednesday approved the filing of private criminal charges against five people – former state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos and four former police officers – in relation to their ...

Private criminal charges were filed against five individuals on Tuesday over the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, whose body was found under a bridge in Limassol 20 years ago. The ...

Lawyers representing the family of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was found dead under a Limassol bridge in 2005, have received death threats since a report into how he died was released, ...

The appeal against the dismissal of former judge Doria Varoshiotou, who ruled that the death of National Guard conscript Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005 was a criminal act, was on Monday adjourned ...

Private criminal prosecutions against the seven people held responsible for the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, are to be filed within the next two weeks, the ...

The mother of the late national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou has published a statement on social media, claiming fresh scientific evidence points to strangulation as the cause of her son’s ...

The supreme constitutional court on Wednesday began hearing an appeal by Doria Varoshiotou against the decision of the supreme judicial council that relieved her of her duties as a judge. ...

A new protest is planned outside the legal service on Saturday by the family of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, to mark 20 years since he enrolled in the army. “The family of ...

Judge Doria Varoshiotou’s dismissal by the supreme judicial council could set a precedent on whether judges are permanently appointed from day one or can be considered “temporary”, a point ...

Former district court judge Doria Varoshiotou said through her attorney on Thursday that she will fight the recent decision dismissing her at the end of her two-year probationary period. Varoshiotou ...

The Supreme Judicial Council should make public a summary of some of the reasons for which Doria Varoshiotou was not given a permanent posting as judge, deputy government spokesman Yiannis ...

Public explanations of the reasons for dismissing judge Doria Varoshiotou, who exposed claims of foul play in the long-running case of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou should be forthcoming, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Judge Doria Varoshiotou, who ruled that the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou was a criminal act, will not be made permanent after completing her two-year probationary term. According to ...

In Cyprus, immunity from challenge is a hangover from colonial times Thanasis Nicolaou, a newly conscripted soldier in the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) national guard was found dead under Alassa ...

The House human rights committee on Monday held a charged session that lasted more than three hours, focusing on the death of 26-year-old national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, following the recent ...

The courts “must make the final decision” over whether there exists criminal liability over the alleged coverup of the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, lawyer Thanasis ...

The family of Thanasis Nicolaou, a conscript who was killed in 2005, will pursue private legal action after the attorney-general’s office refused to press charges, effectively closing the door on ...

The legal service on Thursday decided not to file any criminal charges over the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, his mother Andriana Nicolaou said. “Provocatively, for 20 ...