Policeman remanded again in Aeroporos case

LIMASSOL District Court yesterday renewed the remand order on Special Constable Savvas Ioannou, 33, who is suspected of being involved in the killing of Hambis Aeroporos.

Ioannou was re-remanded for seven days. He was arrested on December 17, and denies all involvement with the case.

On Sunday, the court also renewed the remand orders on Sotiris Athinis, 43, also a policeman, his sister Zoe Alexandrou, 51, and Christos Symianos, 35, all of whom are also thought to have been involved in the killing. Each was remanded for a further eight days.

Aeroporos was killed on December 16. Gunmen ran his car off the Limassol- Ypsonas road and into a ditch, then opened fire as he got out. He was killed instantly. The killers, whose car also went into the ditch, then fled on foot.

The suspects have been linked to the killing by a mobile phone belonging to Alexandrou which was found at the scene. She says it had been stolen.

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