Five Greek Cypriots who have been illegally held in the occupied territories since July 19th on charges of entering a military zone, as they were visiting their property in the Trikomo area, are to be held for a further two weeks, according to a ‘military court’, that issued a decision past midnight.
The refugees, including a couple, all over 60 and some of them facing serious health issues, were transferred to the ‘Central Prisons’ in Nicosia, as illegal authorities, reeling from the success of court action against Greek-Cypriot property usurpers, have launched a retaliation campaign, declared a few weeks ago by Ersin Tatar himself.
According to Turkish-Cypriot media reports, a case file must be prepared during this time.
A worse outcome was averted, as the ‘court’ rejected a request to keep two of the refugees jailed for a period of three months, noting lack of evidence and further adding that such practices would run contrary to the European Court of Human Rights legal provisions, as well as the pseudo-state ‘constitution’.
If approved, the three month detention would have been the longest against Greek-Cypriots detained in the occupied north, for decades.
The ‘accused’ were deemed by the ‘court’ to have filed unsuitable guarantees for their release, despite the fact that a cross examination showed that the ‘guarantors’ who vouched for the ‘accused’, appeared to be honest in their intention and had not received any ‘bribes’.
The ‘court’ rejected the claim that the five refugees were a flight risk, but also medical reports submitted as to the detainees’ medical condition.
