The criminal investigator overseeing the inquiry into the death of a 24-year-old Pakistani man has requested a new autopsy be performed by a different medical examiner.
Criminal investigator Ninos Kekkos, appointed by the Attorney General to oversee the investigation, has called for a new medical examiner to conduct another autopsy on the deceased.
Meanwhile, Andreas Gregoriou, the Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture who was appointed to investigate potential disciplinary misconduct by the medical examiner who performed the initial autopsy, has stepped down before beginning the investigation.
The cabinet is expected to appoint his replacement tomorrow, likely to be a senior civil servant but not a ministry director general.
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