A convict escaped early Thursday afternoon in Nicosia.
According to the first information, the fugitive, who was previously sentenced for 10 years in prison for drug cases, was recently in a detoxification program.
Under conditions that are being investigated at noon, he was transported from the place where he was for detoxification to a center to do a test.
Immediately there was an immobilization by the Police Authorities, while a manhunt is underway to locate him.
What the Prison Department says
In relation to the reports, we would like to clarify to you in order to restore the truth that no convict escaped from the Prisons even during his transfer to the Prison Department by guards. He was a person who had been included in a treatment program in the community for four months and the Prisons have no responsibility for his custody as he is not a convict, the Prison Department states in a simple announcement.
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