The Attorney General has decided to suspend the charges against Antonis Antoniou, one of the defendants in the naturalization case related to the Al Jazeera article, resulting in his acquittal, as reported in today's Reporter article.
Prosecution witness Anthony Kay, who was expected to testify in the case, refuses to testify, as reported before the Nicosia Permanent Criminal Court by the spokesperson for the Prosecuting Authority, also speaking of "influence on the witness".
Specifically, according to the Spokesperson of the Prosecuting Authority, Harris Karaolidou, Mr. Kay stated in writing to the Prosecuting Authority that he did not see and is not aware of any offense committed related to the defendants, contrary to his statements to the Police.
Therefore, and as counts 4 and 5 of the indictment were based on the testimonies of Anthony Kay and Al Jazeera journalist Sarah Yeo, who was also unwilling to testify, Ms. Karaolidou said that the Attorney General is declaring a stay of counts 4 and 5.
Therefore, defendant 3, Antonis Antoniou, who was only charged with these two charges, is acquitted of the indictment.
Andreas Pittatziis: “It was not journalism but vagrancy”
Lawyer Andreas Pittatzis lashed out at journalists in a message after the conclusion of the proceedings. In his post, which was accompanied by a photo with Antonis Antoniou, the well-known lawyer lashed out at journalists who, as he said, “hid like thieves.”
This is the message from Andreas Pittatzis:
"The charges against Al Jazeera were dropped. Everyone was acquitted of the corresponding charges. Antonis Antoniou, since he was not facing any other charges, was fully acquitted."
After 4 and a half years, the theater of ancient Greek tragedy staged by the pro-Turkish Qatari channel has come to an end. It was not journalism but swindling. And when the time came for the so-called journalists to testify in court, they hid. Like thieves, because before the Temple of Justice the nakedness of their lie would be revealed. A fake video with which they dragged an entire country but also 4 people who did not blame them for anything and who had been reported to the competent State bodies from the first working day. Such a
"a well-crafted lie, which most people still believe to this day."
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