Captured soldier to appear in ‘court’ today

A 21-YEAR-old soldier seized by Turkish troops in the north will appear in ‘court’ in the occupied areas today.

George Kassianides was reported missing by his father after failing to report back to his unit at Troulli, in the Larnaca district, on Sunday.

A three-man Unficyp team consisting of a policeman, a doctor and an interpreter visited Kassianides yesterday, confirming that he was well.

Kassianides was in uniform and unarmed when he was apprehended, but there was no information on the circumstances of the incident.

Unficyp Spokeswoman Sarah Russell told the Cyprus Mail that further information would be released after today’s ‘court’ hearing.

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