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Historic house bulldozed over weekend
By Paul Malaos
Blame game starts as Dr Ihsan Ali’s house razed

FAMILY members and supporters of Dr Ihsan Ali were yesterday stunned to find out that the peace activist’s family home had been demolished at the weekend.

Dr Ali, who served as counsellor to President Makarios, is known as a pioneer of bi-communal relations during the 1960s.

His Paphos home which hosted significant political meetings during these times was considered landmark of his political achievements.

Despite efforts to bring the demolition of the house to a halt; contractors last Saturday set to work tearing down the property.

Dr Ihsan Ali’s daughter sold the house in 2002 under the verbal agreement it would be preserved in its original form, only to find out recently that the new owners planned to tear it down and an erect an office block in its place.

Interior Minister Neoklis Sylikiotis said the demolition took place before the authorities could deem the house as a listed property on the grounds of its cultural and historical value.

He added that once the Interior Ministry had been informed of the new owner’s plans to demolish the property they contacted the Municipality Engineer of Paphos.

“The Interior Ministry does not have the authority to seize a demolition permit,” said Sylikiotis as the town planning authority in this case was the Paphos municipality”.

Mayor of Paphos Savvas Vergas said that he had personally not been made aware that the property had changed ownership.

He added that the company that purchased the house had applied for a demolition and building permit through the official channels, which Paphos municipality approved as the house had been deemed unfit for habitation.

Georgos Perdikis Permanent Secretary of the Green Party expressed his extreme disappointment with the authorities’ failure to intervene in the demolition of Dr Ali’s house.

He continued to say that even though the building had been demolished, the state should take measures to prevent building on the land, which he said should be used instead as a memorial to the late doctor’s personal achievements.

“This man fought against the Dentash regime,” said Perdikis, “Supporting President Makarios and the Republic.”

He noted that the Green Party had submitted a legal proposal in 2003 calling for November 8 (the date Dr Ihsan died) to be declared as the official day of reconciliation and peaceful unity between the two communities.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2008

[zan]

So whats it to be? Corruption? Bad management? Hate of Turks no matter what?.....Corruption?

[paliometoxo]

ha! turks destroyed everything of ours in the north and turkified the north of cy.... now u turks cry over 1 building?

[pantheman]

Zan, I refer you to this "Dr Ihsan Ali’s daughter sold the house in 2002 ".

Don't you be thanking us, you need to thank the daughter who wanted the money instead of preserving her fathers memory. Shame on her. Typical turk I'd say.

So, yes, thanks for destroying history. Next time get your F facts right before you make yourself look a prick.

[zan]

ha! turks destroyed everything of ours in the north and turkified the north of cy.... now u turks cry over 1 building?

How many...Just one

[zan]

Zan, I refer you to this "Dr Ihsan Ali’s daughter sold the house in 2002 ".

Don't you be thanking us, you need to thank the daughter who wanted the money instead of preserving her fathers memory. Shame on her. Typical turk I'd say.

So, yes, thanks for destroying history. Next time get your F facts right before you make yourself look a prick.

As usual...Your brainwashed selective reading has let you down mate

Dr Ihsan Ali’s daughter sold the house in 2002 under the verbal agreement it would be preserved in its original form

[Oracle]

She would say anything now. Why sell it if she cared?

She betrayed her father .... shame on her!

[zan]

Everything is legal and rosy in the "RoC"

[pantheman]

Zan, I refer you to this "Dr Ihsan Ali’s daughter sold the house in 2002 ".

Don't you be thanking us, you need to thank the daughter who wanted the money instead of preserving her fathers memory. Shame on her. Typical turk I'd say.

So, yes, thanks for destroying history. Next time get your F facts right before you make yourself look a prick.

As usual...Your brainwashed selective reading has let you down mate

Dr Ihsan Ali’s daughter sold the house in 2002 under the verbal agreement it would be preserved in its original form

Ha Ha give me a break mate, verbal agreement? You are jesting me, she wanted the money end of. She could have done her father, and others the honour and kept it and made it into a memorial. You are just crying wolf again.

Nothing selective about it, the verbal stuff was just rubbish and was ignored.

[zan]

Zan, I refer you to this "Dr Ihsan Ali’s daughter sold the house in 2002 ".

Don't you be thanking us, you need to thank the daughter who wanted the money instead of preserving her fathers memory. Shame on her. Typical turk I'd say.

So, yes, thanks for destroying history. Next time get your F facts right before you make yourself look a prick.

As usual...Your brainwashed selective reading has let you down mate

Dr Ihsan Ali’s daughter sold the house in 2002 under the verbal agreement it would be preserved in its original form

Ha Ha give me a break mate, verbal agreement? You are jesting me, she wanted the money end of. She could have done her father, and others the honour and kept it and made it into a memorial. You are just crying wolf again.

Nothing selective about it, the verbal stuff was just rubbish and was ignored.

You seem to be quite an expert in what she wanted......Can I ask how you are so sure of your accusations...And you say I am a fool...



Me crying wolf......What do you mean....I am just going with the flow and giving you what you are used to.....sensationalism....maybe I should have added a few "Turks" in there so that your focus was homed in a bit more!!!