Mayor blasts ‘unfair’ policing of tourist area

YERMASOYIA Mayor Panicos Louroudjiatis has accused the police of unfair treatment, charging that the policing of tourist areas in the Limassol district was inadequate “in contrast with the policing of areas in Famagusta” district.

Louroudjiatis said he had written to both Justice Minister Nicos Koshis and Police Chief Andreas Angelides warning that “if I receive no explanation about this by Monday (tomorrow) then my village will take new action to address the matter”.

The Yermasoyia Mayor said that of 250 men and women who had graduated from the Police Academy this year only 19 had been posted to the Limassol district.

 

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