[06] A Syrian origin, citizen of the Republic of Cyprus, was arrested in the breakaway regime
Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika (04.12.18) reports that Fadila Chikhou, a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus of Syrian origin was arrested by the "police" after crossing to the occupied area of Cyprus from the Ledra Palace barricade.
Chikhou has participated in a protest of Kurds in the free areas of the Republic against the Turkish invasion of Arfin.
According to the paper, Chikhou stepped on a picture of the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during the protest and also carried a picture of the jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan. She is accused of participating in an "illegal organization" and for "insulting a foreign state official".
Afrika is wondering about the actions that the Republic of Cyprus will take regarding the "arrest" of its citizen.
According to Afrika, the police showed Chikhou pictures of the protest in the free areas of the Republic of Cyprus and asked her if she is the same person pictured in the photos. Chikhou said: "Yes, is me", and this was considered by the police as a confession. Afrika also reports that the police are also investigating Chikhou's connections with the breakaway regime.
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http://www.hri.org/news/cyprus/tcpr/201 ... .tcpr.html
...Afrika, i love this newspaper; Levent, some may call him reckless, how he puts his life at risk to make these Headlines, i call it courage.
She was remanded for one day on Monday after being accused of participating in an “illegal organisation” and of “insulting a foreign state official.”
The Cyprus Foreign Ministry has already made demarches to UNFICYP, a Ministry spokesman said.
https://in-cyprus.com/news/local/cyprio ... -invasion/