NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP)– The head of state of Cyprus on Sunday discharged the principal of cops, his substitute and the performing supervisor of the nation’s fundamental jails facility complying with the disagreeable retreat of a based responsible killer whereas below guard all through an eight-hour go to see family.
Government spokesperson Constantinos Letymbiotis uploaded on the social networks system X that President Nikos Christodoulides decided promptly on his return late Sunday from New York, the place he went to the United Nations General Assembly, to alter Police Chief Stylianos Papatheodorou and his substitute, Demetris Demetriou.
Taking the reins of the island nation’s police is Themistos Arnaoutis whereas Panikos Stavrou has truly been chosen as his 2nd in command.
Letymbiotis claimed the top of state can counsel that Constantinos Constantinides take management of as performing Central Prisons supervisor.
Christodoulides squandered no time in any respect on his return complying with the retreat of Doros Theophanous, that’s providing a life sentence for the 2011 homicide of his 24-year-old anticipating companion and her 4-year-old youngster.
An throughout the nation manhunt completed in Theophanous’ apprehension earlier Sunday supposedly after he was recognized whereas buying at a Limassol nook retailer.
Three regulation enforcement agent and 4 warder that the place defending Theophanous, 42, whereas he went to a relations celebration at their Paphos house have truly been placed on maintain pending an examination proper into possible dereliction of obligation and varied different corrective offenses, in line with a Justice Ministry declaration.
A 26-year-old man is moreover in cops wardship on uncertainty that he helped Theophanous in his retreat by driving him removed from his guard info.
The retreat labored up a lot public indignation on the ordeal that left a discolor on the police’s credibility as Christodoulides faces in depth understanding of fundamental corruption and awkwardness.
