The Cypriot government has strongly condemned the ongoing detention of five Greek Cypriots by the Turkish Cypriot authorities in the north of the island.
In a written statement, the director of the presidential press office, Victoras Papadopoulos, described the treatment of the detainees as “illegal, provocative and inhumane”. The five individuals, all citizens of the Republic, were arrested while reportedly visiting their properties in the Turkish-controlled areas or simply travelling
