Greek Cypriot freed

THE DENKTASH regime yesterday freed jailed Greek Cypriot Kyriakos Soteriou after he paid a £351 fine.

Refugee Soteriou, 32, was detained 10 days ago when he drove into the occupied areas through the British sovereign base at Dhekelia. He had been sentenced to one month in prison by a military ‘court’.

He returned to the free areas yesterday morning, and his car is expected to be returned in a day or two.

Unficyp Spokesman Waldemar Rokoszewski said yesterday that the handover had gone “smoothly”.

Soteriou, originally from Famagusta, now lives in Larnaca.

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