The 51-year-old monk pleaded not guilty to all charges today before the Paphos Criminal Court in connection with the attempted murder case at the Monastery of Saint Neophytos.
The defendant appeared this morning before the Permanent Criminal Court, which is sitting in Paphos, and the court ordered that he remain in custody.
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He is charged with attempted murder on August 7, against a 53-year-old employee of the Holy Stavropegic Monastery of Saint Neophytos in Tala, Paphos, as well as for the illegal possession and carrying of a weapon and a knife. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
Source: KYPE
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