Football Association judicial committee member attacked

A MEMBER of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) judicial committee was attacked last night by two hooded men.

Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos said the 52-year-old lawyer Telis Misos had walked out of a betting shop in Larnaca a little after 8pm and was heading towards his car when two hooded men hit him with a piece of wood and used a spray on him. 

Police were called to the scene were they collected various pieces of evidence. Misos was taken to Larnaca hospital’s emergency ward where he was treated for abrasions on the scalp and other body parts. His injuries do not appear to be serious. 

Larnaca CID is investigating the incident. Katsounotos said all options were on the table as to the motive of the attack, including the fact that the victim happens to be a member of the CFA judicial committee. 

The committee has come under fire following a recent controversial decision to hand a six-month pitch ban to the coach and chairman of Nicosia football club Omonia after a referee accused them of assaulting him at the end of a fixture in October.

Omonia has appealed the decision, which angered its fans who had warned of reprisals.

Last Friday evening someone hurled a stone and smashed a window at the referee’s home.

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