Attorney General Petros Clerides decided to suspend the criminal prosecution of 42 elderly women who had been accused of playing poker. Journalistic information states that the Legal Service did not have any involvement in the case and that when the Attorney General was informed about it, he asked the Police for the file to study the facts.
Following the study of the file, the Attorney General requested the suspension of the criminal prosecution.
The news of the trial of the 42 elderly women had made the rounds of the world. The issue is covered in newspapers of many countries through responses of international agencies.
Source: iKypros