A 62-year-old man was placed under arrest in Paphos on Sunday until 09:00 on Monday morning to facilitate investigations into a hate speech case on a social media platform.
According to Assistant Police Director of Operations in Paphos, Michalis Nicolaou, a 39-year-old permanent resident of Paphos reported that a person, aged 62, from the Limassol district had posted a photo of the complainant on TikTok.
Among other comments, the post allegedly contained “racist, threatening, and abusive content,” according to the complaint.
The 62-year-old was located and arrested on Saturday, and on Sunday, he was brought before the Paphos District Court, which ordered his detention as a suspect until 09:00 on Monday morning. The 62-year-old is expected to be formally charged in writing and summoned to appear before the court again at a later date.
