The suspect in the murder of George Law in Ayia Napa has been released after serving a three-month prison sentence in the Occupied Territories after his arrest on November 24, 2016, on charges of entering the Occupied Territories in an "illegal" manner and entering a restricted military area. .
According to reports in the Turkish Cypriot press, due to the non-existence of an agreement between the occupiers and the Republic of Cyprus for the extradition of suspects, the suspect in question was released after serving his sentence.
Citing "police" sources, the "Yeni Duzen" newspaper, which covers the headline "Crime suspect is free", writes that he has been released and "deported" from the occupied territories.
Regarding his "deportation", the website of Cyprus Postasi states that the suspect has already been "deported".
As "Yeni Duzen" writes, the suspect with initially MA is a Turkish citizen but was not extradited to the Republic of Cyprus due to the lack of an agreement between the two sides.
According to the newspaper, the British Foreign Secretary requested the contribution of the Turkish leader Mustafa Akinci for the extradition of the suspect to the free zones, but due to the fact that the suspect did not commit a crime in the occupied territories and due to the lack of an agreement, after serving his sentence he was released.
Britain even demanded the extradition of the second suspect, who was arrested along with M.A.
The second suspect is a Bulgarian, originally named SA, who was sentenced to one year in prison and is still in prison until June 2017, according to the newspaper.
It is also reported that during the meeting of the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson with the leader of the Turkish Cypriots, the request of Britain was repeated, but without any result.
According to the report, the leader of the Turkish Cypriot party, Mustafa Akinci, also discussed the issue with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu, who then instructed his country's Ministry of Justice to address the issue.
According to the newspaper, Mr. Akinci before the completion of the sentence of imprisonment of the MA sent a letter to the "prime minister" asking for information about the two suspects and the actions of the occupiers after the completion of their sentence.
Mr Akinci called on Mr Ozgiurun to ensure that decisions on justice serve justice, noting that immediate decision-making is important.
The newspaper finally reports that due to the non-cooperation of the two sides in the issue of extradition, many criminals are released.
Source: KYPE