Protest in Konia this weekend

KONIA Mukhtar Kyriacos Kyriacou has announced that demonstrators will line the Paphos-Limassol highway close to the Konia roundabout at 11am on Saturday, to protest the lack of action by the government over their various concerns.

Outstanding issues include the large pig farm and the rubbish dump both situated in the area. According to Kyriacou, residents of Konia and the nearby villages of Armou, Marathounda and Yeroskipou have all lost their patience with the lack of action.

According to the mukhtar, the protesters hope to put pressure on all of the relevant authorities. called on the Interior Minister to start negotiating with the pig farm owner to arrange for its removal from the area.

Spokesman for the committee for the farm’s relocation, Yeroskipou councillor Nicos Palios, called on all those affected by these two matters to take part in the demonstration, so as to send a clear message to the authorities.

He underlined that the sticking point of negotiations between the farm owner and the government seems to be the amount of compensation to be paid out.

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