
Paphos criminal court set the next hearing in the case of escaped convict Doros Theofanous for May 14.
The two men, who became friends serving their sentences in prison, appeared before the court on Friday under draconian security measures.
Forty-two-year-old Theofanous admitted to the charge of escaping from lawful arrest but pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to commit a felony with his 26-year-old alleged accomplice Elias Satolias.