Four remanded in land scam case

NICOSIA District Court yesterday remanded four suspended civil servants for eight days in connection with the illegal transfer of Turkish Cypriot land in the remote Tylliria area, east of Polis.

The men are suspected of being involved in the illegal transfer last year of land that was later sold to an investment company for around £1 million.

Interior Minister Christodoulos Christodoulou has promised a thorough investigation into the case, including both the private and public sector, going back further than just 2000.

A fifth man arrested in connection with the case did not appear in court yesterday.

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