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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-08-20
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[01] COURT - HADJICOSTIS MURDER TRIAL
[01] COURT - HADJICOSTIS MURDER TRIAL
Nicosia District Court has issued a five-day remand order against the
fourth suspect in connection with the murder of Managing Director of
``Dias`` media group Andis Hadjicostis, Gregoris Xenophontos in January
this year.
All objections and arguments put forward by the defence of the suspect
were overruled by Judge Charalambos Charalambous. Quoting precedents in
both Cyprus and British case law, the Judge ruled that the six-day
custody request submitted by the police and the prosecution was
justified, having also taken into consideration the suspects previous
flight to Moldova despite his assurances to the contrary.
Xenophontos having been in custody since Wednesday evening, upon his
arrival by way of extradition from Moldova where he had fled after the
murder, the Judge ordered that he is detained for another five days.
Three persons are accused of the murder: Andreas Gregoriou, Anastasios
Krasopoulis and his sister Elena Krasopouli Skordelli are facing
charges of premeditated murder. All three deny any involvement in the
murder.
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