Truly Kafkaesque stories involving the police took place in Cyprus within 24 hours. In both cases, unsuspecting citizens nearly lost their freedom.
The first incident occurred on October 29. Police officers mistook a visitor to the Central Prison for a prisoner and forced him into a police van, which was heading to court. The man protested loudly, but all his calls went unheeded. The fuss was explained by the fact that the police were late for the hearing.
The mistake was only realized when the van arrived at its destination. The man was taken back to jail, where he was dropped off and released.
Another oversight occurred during the investigation into the murder of Stavros Dimosthenus. One of the detainees, the main suspect in the case, turned out to be a construction worker who was simply passing by. A 39-year-old Greek national was identified by police as a person connected to the murder and subsequent arson of the car used by the attackers. The man admitted being at the crime scene but consistently denied any role in the murder, although police initially considered him a key suspect. However, the investigation was unable to provide any evidence against him, and the man was released on October 28.
The text was prepared based on materials from Cyprus Mail.
