The trial regarding the torture case at a property in Pyla has been postponed until November 25, with two men, aged 48 and 27, appearing today before the Larnaca Permanent Criminal Court.
At a previous hearing, both were charged and pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
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The first defendant, aged 48, had filed a motion requesting that the case be dismissed on the grounds of abuse of process.
He based his motion on the fact that two separate cases had been filed against him, one concerning the incidents outside the Larnaca Police Headquarters and one regarding the torture at a property in Pyla, whereas, in his view, they should have been included in a single indictment.
His motion was rejected by the Larnaca Permanent Criminal Court as premature, since the current evidence cannot support his claim of abuse of process.
The first defendant, aged 48, faces charges relating to subjecting a person to torture, depriving a person of liberty with the intent to expose that person to the risk of serious bodily injury, causing serious bodily injury, assaults resulting in actual bodily injury, and extortion through threats.
The second defendant, aged 27, faces charges “relating to deprivation of liberty, subjecting a person to torture, and assault.”
The Larnaca CID arrested the 48-year-old on February 6; he is being held as a defendant in connection with a case involving a brawl and gunfire, which took place on January 17 in Larnaca.
The offenses were committed in the summer of 2025 in Larnaca. As part of the investigation into the case, “a search was conducted at a property linked to the 48-year-old, where a number of pieces of evidence were seized for forensic examination.”
In connection with this case, one individual is still being sought; an arrest warrant has been issued against him for this specific case, and other accomplices of the two suspects are being sought, as the video footage indicates there are other perpetrators who have not yet been identified.
There are six victims.
Source: KYPE
