Murder suspect moved from prison after death threats

A SUSPECT held in connection with the murder of media owner Andis Hadjicostis has been transferred from the central prison in Nicosia following death threats, it was reported yesterday.

Gregoris Xenofontos, 29, was moved from the facility to a police station in the district, after threats were made against him, daily Politis reported.

“I was informed that he was transferred to a police station,” his lawyer Rovertos Vrahimis said. “I understand that police assess such information and act accordingly.”

Xenofontos is one of four suspects held for the murder of Hadjicostis, who had been gunned down outside his home in Engomi, Nicosia, on January 11.

The suspect is believed to be the man who pulled the trigger of the sawn-off shotgun, which killed the 42-year-old.

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.