Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, who served in post between 2005 and 2010, on Tuesday expressed surprise at the ongoing detention of five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month, two of whom were remanded in custody for three months last week.
“ I’ve only seen three-month remands for murders ,” he said, before warning the incumbent Turkish Cypriot leadership against further escalating the situation.
