
The conviction of Israeli property developer Simon Aykut, who was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison for usurping Greek Cypriot properties in the north, sends an “international message”, well-known lawyer Christos Clerides said on Saturday.
“This decision is the first, which sends a resounding message in all directions, especially to those who intended to invest illegally in the occupied territories,” Clerides said.
He stressed that the ruling would






