Decision on body theft trial on Tuesday

NICOSIA District Court will decide on Tuesday morning whether to accept the Attorney-general’s request for a referral of the three suspects arrested in connection with stealing the remains of former President Tassos Papadopoulos to the Criminal Court for a direct trial.

According to Police Spokesman Michalis Katsounotos, the Court decided to accept the suspects’ lawyers’ request for a postponement of the AG’s request, in order to give them time to prepare their clients’ defence.

The suspects were arrested after being named by convicted rapist and murderer Antonis Prokopiou Kitas, who was believed to be the mastermind behind the theft.

Papadopoulos’ body was found in February, three months after it was stolen from his grave at the cemetery of Deftera on the eve of the first anniversary of his death.

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