NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP)â The head of state of Cyprus on Sunday discharged the principal of cops, his replacement and the acting supervisor of the nationâs main jails facility complying with the unpleasant retreat of a founded guilty killer while under guard throughout an eight-hour pass to see household.
Government spokesperson Constantinos Letymbiotis uploaded on the social networks system X that President Nikos Christodoulides determined promptly on his return late Sunday from New York, where he went to the United Nations General Assembly, to change Police Chief Stylianos Papatheodorou and his replacement, Demetris Demetriou.
Taking the reins of the island countryâs police is Themistos Arnaoutis while Panikos Stavrou has actually been selected as his 2nd in command.
Letymbiotis claimed the head of state can suggest that Constantinos Constantinides take control of as acting Central Prisons supervisor.
Christodoulides squandered no time at all on his return complying with the retreat of Doros Theophanous, that is offering a life sentence for the 2011 murder of his 24-year-old expecting companion and her 4-year-old child.
An across the country manhunt finished in Theophanousâ apprehension earlier Sunday supposedly after he was identified while purchasing at a Limassol corner store.
Three law enforcement agent and 4 warder that where protecting Theophanous, 42, while he went to a family members party at their Paphos home have actually been put on hold pending an examination right into feasible dereliction of obligation and various other corrective offenses, according to a Justice Ministry declaration.
A 26-year-old guy is additionally in cops wardship on uncertainty that he helped Theophanous in his retreat by driving him far from his guard information.
The retreat worked up much public indignation at the ordeal that left a discolor on the policeâs credibility as Christodoulides faces extensive understanding of main corruption and awkwardness.
