Suspected embezzler arrested and released

IGOR MARTINENGO, 52, from Russia was arrested on arrival at Larnaca airport on Monday after Interpol informed Cyprus police of his alleged implication in the embezzlement of $2 million in Russia. He was released yesterday from Larnaca District Court on a technicality as the state legal services did not include in their application for extradition the actual extradition treaty between the two countries. Police told the Cyprus Mail they have already issued a fresh arrest warrant and the suspect is expected to face court proceedings either today or tomorrow.

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.