Serious questions arise from the case of the conviction of a 32-year-old man from Nicosia (12/09/2017), who eight years ago, showing unprecedented negligence, caused a fatal car accident in Protaras with a 62-year-old victim also from Nicosia, while drunk. In the accident, her dying husband was also seriously injured.
The person in question caused the death on 16/08/2009 around 07:00 in the morning, when he was 24 years old, after spending the night in a well-known club in Protaras.
According to the court decision, driving a convertible luxury car (owned by his father) and under the influence of alcohol (95 μg), he changed lanes and collided with a vehicle in which 62-year-olds from Nicosia were riding. The result was the fatal (as it turned out afterwards) injury of the co-driver and the serious injury of her husband who was also the driver of the vehicle.
The Court found the accused guilty on the charge "for the offense of causing death due to a dangerous act, in violation of Article 210 of the Penal Code", but also for the offense of "driving while the proportion of alcohol in his exhalation exceeded the set limit ".
He was fined € 4.000, 6 penalty points and a driving license deprivation order for a period of 9 months.
Apart from the fact that the sentence is considered too low based on recent decisions, the whole case was characterized by a strange handling of the authorities, something that is even pointed out in the decision of the Court.
The 24-year-old was charged in writing 9 months after the crime, he was never arrested, while a European arrest warrant was issued more than 7 years after the accident θηκε He was detained for only five days from 7/9/2017 until September 12, when the court announced his decision.
Until he was brought to court, the 24-year-old continued his normal life, studied, found a job abroad and in fact had no serious consequences.
The court, recording the relevant facts, points out some parameters in relation to the handling of the case, which cause concern to every sane citizen.
We quote the relevant points:
- There is a clear indication of the inability of the authorities to bring the accused: / and why no criminal case was filed against him at that time, only he was expected to return to Cyprus, and / or why the European Arrest Warrant was not issued earlier, since from 1.11.2010 the Attorney General considered such a step necessary " .
- "Or while the police knew from information provided by the accused's family members that he was in the United Kingdom, they nevertheless expected him to be located in Cyprus to serve the indictment."
- The Assistant Police Director of Famagusta, spoke about the conscious avoidance of the accused to return to Cyprus in order to avoid the trial of the case.
- His name entered the stop list on 8.10.2009, which, however, did not prevent him from going abroad to study.
Source: tothemaonline