Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 98-12-21

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

CONTENTS

[01] Turkish settler - Fraud

[02] Arabs - Demonstration - US embassy

[03] Israeli Spies - Court

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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[01] Turkish settler - Fraud

According to the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), Kenan Akin, a settler from mainland Turkey, who is the "agriculture and forests minister" of the occupation regime, and Serdar Denktash, son of the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, are involved in the fraud.

The gang, mainly aiming at companies that left Hong Kong after the former British colony was integrated to China, promises investors the right to hold Turkish passports if they first issue a passport from the illegal regime unilaterally set up in the areas of Cyprus occupied by Turkey since 1974.

Through this fraud the illegal regime, set up in 1983, is trying to gain international recognition.

Numerous UN resolutions call on all states not to recognise or facilitate the secessionist entity in any way.

The CyBC said the fraud was made known after a consultation services company based in Hong Kong, with offices in Canada, charged Akin for conning its clients with written guarantees that they would obtain a Turkish passport.

The company said Akin managed to obtain from three of its clients 10 thousand dollars as an advance, with assurances that they would be given immediate permission for permanent residence in the occupied areas and a Turkish passport, within a month.

The authorities of the Cyprus Republic have obtained an international arrest warrant against Akin after they established that he was one of two mainland Turks who murdered a young Greek Cypriot demonstrator on August 14, 1996.

Solomos Solomou, 26, was shot by Akin and Erdal Emanet, chief of the illegal special forces in the occupied areas, during an anti-occupation demonstration in the eastern town of Dherynia after the funeral of another Greek Cypriot murdered by Turks during a demonstration held three days earlier.

Tassos Issak, 24, was brutally beaten to death during a demonstration protesting the illegal Turkish occupation of part of Cyprus.

CNA MA/GP/1998

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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[02] Arabs - Demonstration - US embassy

The demonstrators gathered outside the US embassy in Nicosia holding pickets, which read "Clinton murderer of children", "USA - Britain - Murderers" and shouting "Down with Clinton".

Earlier they handed over a letter to the nearby Russian embassy, thanking Russia for its stance on the US-British air attacks on Iraq.

They marched to the US embassy, where the Cyprus police took strict security measures.

Representatives of the Arabs said that the demonstration was held for the support of Iraq and against Bill Clinton "who transferred his personal problems in the war with Iraq".

They stressed that "it's time to lift sanctions against Iraq" and added that "Bill Clinton should stop harassing Baghdad".

The protesters were holding Lebanese, Syrian, and Palestinian flags. Some of the demonstrators come from Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

CNA FZ/GP/1998

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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[03] Israeli Spies - Court

Their trial has been set for January 20, 1999. Asked whether they admitted three counts concerning spying and conspiracy to commit a crime, Igal Damary, 49, and Udi Hargov, 37, both Mossad agents, replied negatively.

The two were arrested on November 9 in the southern coastal village of Zygi after Police found sophisticated listening devices and radio scanners at their sea-side apartment, tuned into police radio frequencies.

Meanwhile a request by Israeli consul Michel Haren for the release of the two suspects on bail and stay at the Israeli embassy in Nicosia was denied by the Court.

There are 30 witnesses for the prosecution, 20 of whom are policemen, two work for the Central Intelligence Department, two are National Guard (army) officials, two are civil servants and four other people.

CNA MAN/MCH/GP/1998

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

      CSE General Index                          89.84 (-0.29)

      Traded Value            CYP 1,325,205

      Sectural Indices

      Banks                   CYP   712,540     105.99 ( 0.10)
      Approved Investment
      Companies               CYP    79,278      57.97 (-0.53)
      Insurance Companies     CYP   141,820      64.97 ( 2.58)
      Manufacturing Companies CYP    33,368      84.88 (-0.22)
      Tourism Companies       CYP   118,112      65.78 (-0.72)
      Trading Companies       CYP    32,067      40.88 (-0.75)
      Other Companies         CYP    19,607      80.78 (-0.05)

CNA MCH/1998

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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