Police officer in custody for corruption

A 41-year-old police officer was remanded in custody for five days on Wednesday in connection with corruption and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

The hearing was held behind closed doors.

The officer was arrested by the force’s internal affairs department on Tuesday.

He is being investigated for dereliction of duty, disobedience, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, interference with a judicial process, money laundering, and corruption.

 

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.