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The incident involving gunfire directed at a building on Macedonia Street in the suburb of Agios Andreas in Nicosia appears to be linked to an organized criminal group.According to preliminary information, an individual inside a moving vehicle fired shots towards the said building. The vehicle, desc
A sum of 2,735 euros and 10 sheets of paper soaked in a synthetic narcotic substance were discovered in the possession of a 59-year-old chief prison officer of the Central Prisons, who was arrested yesterday morning by the Drug Enforcement Unit (YKAN).The individual in question was intercepted for i
The Ministry of Justice is preparing a draft law allowing for the establishment of a detention centre for juveniles, operated by private interests, according to Phileleftheros. Currently no juvenile convicts are being held in the Central Prisons. However, three individuals under the age of 18 are de
Two inmates from Central Prisons were communicating through SMS messages. with one of them having interactions, as alleged by the police, from his cell with an individual arrested for drug-related charges. Furthermore, it has come to light that this inmate had on his mobile phone the affidavit of th
Unimplemented since 2021, legislation addressing the conflict of minors with the law remains in limbo, allowing the detention of underage individuals in adult prisons.As of August 22, 2023, according to data from the Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of the Child, a minor under the age o