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By Simon Bahceli
Published on June 28, 2011

A BRITISH criminal currently serving a prison sentence for drug dealing in the UK will soon be extradited to Cyprus to face accusations of developing and trading in Greek Cypriot properties in the north, the British Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed yesterday.

It will be the first time the Cyprus government has brought a case in Cyprus against an individual for the illegal development of Greek Cypriot property in the north.

Forty-eight-year-old Garry Robb, who escaped to northern Cyprus after being released on bail for drug dealing in the UK in 1996, will be re-arrested and deported to Cyprus on July 13 - immediately after he is released from jail in Britain, the CPS told the Cyprus Mail. After 13 years of hiding out in the north, Robb was sentenced to five years when recaptured in January 2009, but will be released on parole next month.

Before his recapture by British police in 2009, Robb established AGA Developments, a property development company that allegedly lured hundreds of unsuspecting Britons into investing in villas and apartments built on Greek Cypriot-owned land in the north. British police believe around 400 Britons collectively lost in the region of 35 million UK pounds in deals with Robb’s AGA Developments. AGA’s notorious Amaranta Valley project located close to the north coastal village of Klepini still consists of 500 rapidly decaying half-built properties.

According to information provided by the CPS yesterday, the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) charges Robb with nine offences and states that “between 2004 and 2005, the defendant conspired with others (named as Tuncel Tahir Soycan and Akan Kursat Talat) to develop land which did not belong to them, and to sell villas built without permission upon that land by means of false representations to the prospective purchasers”.

All cases against Robb refer to properties he sought to develop in the Kyrenia district and “concern the fraudulent sale or offering for sale of villas on the illegally-developed plots of land”.

Two other charges cited in the EAW accuse Robb and his compatriots of conspiracy to commit a felony and conspiracy to commit a misdemeanour. All the alleged offences are believed to have occurred between April 2004 and April 2005.

If Robb does appear in a Cyprus court, Greek Cypriot judges will not however be focusing on the losses of unsuspecting Britons, but on the losses of the Greek Cypriot landowners whose properties he dealt in.

As Greek Cypriot lawyer Constantis Candouna told the Cyprus Mail yesterday, “It is the Greek Cypriot refugees who are the victims. For the Brits, it was as if they were buying stuff off the back of a lorry”. He advised Britons who had been cheated by Robb to apply to courts in the UK or the north.

European arrest warrants for Robb and his two AGA associates Tahir Soycan and Akan Kursat were first issued in 2005 by a Nicosia court amid allegations the three were trading in illegally acquired Greek Cypriot properties in the north. Turkish Cypriot police however did not act on the warrants because the territory remains outside EU jurisdiction, and because its authority did not view Robb’s selling of Greek Cypriot property a crime. Britain, it seems, has waited for Robb to serve his sentence for drug dealing before deciding to enact the EAW.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/crime/britis ... s/20110628

[supporttheunderdog]

GOOD. I HOPE THE CYPRIOT COURTS PUT HIM IN JAIL AND THROW AWAY THE KEY!

ANYONE IN THE EU DEALING IN REFUGEE OWNED PROPERTY STOLEN BY THE INVADERS SHOULD GET THE SAME.

[Kikapu]

European arrest warrants for Robb and his two AGA associates Tahir Soycan and Akan Kursat were first issued in 2005 by a Nicosia court amid allegations the three were trading in illegally acquired Greek Cypriot properties in the north.

One of the many advantages for the RoC being in the EU since 2004. It's "long arm of the law" had been extended by many thousands times over to 26 other EU members. I expect many more such cases to appear as time goes on as well as cases relating to the Orams rulings. They may be able to run, but they won't be able to hide forever. Sooner or later, they will be made to pay the price.

Turkish Cypriot police however did not act on the warrants because the territory remains outside EU jurisdiction, and because its authority did not view Robb’s selling of Greek Cypriot property a crime.

This is what can be expected in Corrupted Societies, where illegalities become rampant that stems from the top, all the way to the average men on the streets whether they want to or not. The average men on the street becomes a victim themselves of their own leaders criminal acts.

Britain, it seems, has waited for Robb to serve his sentence for drug dealing before deciding to enact the EAW.

As for this loser, the best way to describe his predicament is, that he will be getting fcuked, coming and going.

[Jerry]

So, will Asil Nadir be joining Gary Robb in Nicosia Prison after the UK law has finished with him? This could have huge implications for anyone who has been involved in exploiting GC property, British based "trnc"estate agents for example. Even those at the top of "trnc" administration could find that they cannot travel to EU countries for fear of arrest. Perhaps the illegalities commited by Turkey in the north will at last have to face the rule of law, about time too.

BTW, I saw Cameron on TV last night deliver a mild bollocking to China, I wonder if he has the balls to do the same to Turkey.

[Hermes]

It's about time the courts of the Republic pursued these people who are developing land which belongs to G/Cypriot refugees. I sincerely hope this is just the beginning and that anyone who has been involved in trading or developing land or property in the north which doesn't belong to them is forced to face the full legal consequences. Just because the "TRNC" is a rogue state it shouldn't mean that they are beyond the jurisdiction of the ROC and European courts.

[Kikapu]

It's about time the courts of the Republic pursued these people who are developing land which belongs to G/Cypriot refugees. I sincerely hope this is just the beginning and that anyone who has been involved in trading or developing land or property in the north which doesn't belong to them is forced to face the full legal consequences. Just because the "TRNC" is a rogue state it shouldn't mean that they are beyond the jurisdiction of the ROC and European courts.

The RoC is now holding back going after these crooks during these talks so not to be accused of "poisoning the atmosphere". The moment the talks are over, one way or the other, I would expect the guilty to face the music shortly after.

[Kikapu]

So, will Asil Nadir be joining Gary Robb in Nicosia Prison after the UK law has finished with him? This could have huge implications for anyone who has been involved in exploiting GC property, British based "trnc"estate agents for example. Even those at the top of "trnc" administration could find that they cannot travel to EU countries for fear of arrest. Perhaps the illegalities commited by Turkey in the north will at last have to face the rule of law, about time too.

BTW, I saw Cameron on TV last night deliver a mild bollocking to China, I wonder if he has the balls to do the same to Turkey.

Very good point, Jerry.

Perhaps he will beg the court to find him guilty to serve his time in the UK, than

a) returned back to the "trnc"

b) to be sent to the RoC

Talk about being in a predicament as to which one to choose.

[denizaksulu]

So, will Asil Nadir be joining Gary Robb in Nicosia Prison after the UK law has finished with him? This could have huge implications for anyone who has been involved in exploiting GC property, British based "trnc"estate agents for example. Even those at the top of "trnc" administration could find that they cannot travel to EU countries for fear of arrest. Perhaps the illegalities commited by Turkey in the north will at last have to face the rule of law, about time too.

BTW, I saw Cameron on TV last night deliver a mild bollocking to China, I wonder if he has the balls to do the same to Turkey.

Now you mention Asil Nadir, Cameron might make another u-turn. If he does, dont be surprised, the Brit gov are gutless.

[CBBB]

So, will Asil Nadir be joining Gary Robb in Nicosia Prison after the UK law has finished with him? This could have huge implications for anyone who has been involved in exploiting GC property, British based "trnc"estate agents for example. Even those at the top of "trnc" administration could find that they cannot travel to EU countries for fear of arrest. Perhaps the illegalities commited by Turkey in the north will at last have to face the rule of law, about time too.

BTW, I saw Cameron on TV last night deliver a mild bollocking to China, I wonder if he has the balls to do the same to Turkey.

Very good point, Jerry.

Perhaps he will beg the court to find him guilty to serve his time in the UK, than

a) returned back to the "trnc"

b) to be sent to the RoC

Talk about being in a predicament as to which one to choose.

Yes, he is between a RoC and a hard place!

[bill cobbett]

So, will Asil Nadir be joining Gary Robb in Nicosia Prison after the UK law has finished with him? This could have huge implications for anyone who has been involved in exploiting GC property, British based "trnc"estate agents for example. Even those at the top of "trnc" administration could find that they cannot travel to EU countries for fear of arrest. Perhaps the illegalities commited by Turkey in the north will at last have to face the rule of law, about time too.

BTW, I saw Cameron on TV last night deliver a mild bollocking to China, I wonder if he has the balls to do the same to Turkey.

Very good point, Jerry.

Perhaps he will beg the court to find him guilty to serve his time in the UK, than

a) returned back to the "trnc"

b) to be sent to the RoC

Talk about being in a predicament as to which one to choose.

Yes, he is between a RoC and a hard place!

Very good reh....