A 49-year-old German real estate agent is set to face charges in Cyprus on Thursday for allegedly advertising properties built on land owned by Greek Cypriots in the occupied north.
The woman is suspected of promoting six-holiday units in the village of Agios Amvrosios, located in the Kyrenia district.
Her arrest earlier this month followed a conversation she had with Cypriot Member of the European Parliament, Geadis Geadi, of the far-right ELAM, during a flight from Frankfurt to Larnaca.
Geadi alerted authorities after the woman divulged her involvement in the sale of property in northern Cyprus, a territory recognised only by Turkey.
The legality of property transactions in occupied north Cyprus has been a contentious issue for decades, with Greek Cypriots who lost their land during the 1974 Turkish invasion successfully pursuing legal action against individuals developing their properties. European courts have repeatedly upheld the rights of Greek Cypriots in these cases.
In a separate development, the Court of Appeals upheld a decision to refuse bail to 73-year-old British-Israeli businessman Simon Mistriel Aykut.
Aykut is suspected of having ties to companies that have engaged in construction on land owned by Greek Cypriots.
His lawyer argued that her client had not committed any offences and should be released on bail due to his residence in Larnaca. However, the court determined that he posed a flight risk, citing the lack of substantial ties to the Republic of Cyprus.
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