
Fresh scrutiny fell on the handling of a key protected witness on Wednesday as Giorgos Christodoulou, known as ‘Zavrantonas’, appeared before the Nicosia criminal court for the start of his retrial after his original conviction and 22-year prison sentence were overturned.
The appeal court earlier this month annulled the 2022 conviction in connection with a 15-kilogram cocaine case following a change in the composition of the criminal court during the






