Police Officer Suspended Following Prisoner Escape
December 22, 2024
A police officer has been placed on suspension following the escape of a 49-year-old prisoner from a private clinic in Larnaca. The prisoner, who was hospitalized for gastroenteritis and chest pain, escaped on Sunday afternoon. He had been arrested in December at Larnaca airport under a European Arrest Warrant for financial crimes in Sweden. The officer involved was an Auxiliary Special Police Officer.