Arrests Made in Cyprus Soccer Tragedy: Underworld Links Probed
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 The Straits Times
The Straits TimesTwo arrested in Greece over Cyprus soccer murder, underworld link suspected
ATHENS - Two men have been arrested in Greece over the killing of a soccer club chairman in Cyprus and police are investigating if the case is linked to underworld crime rings, police said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Greek authorities are investigating the possibility that the businessman's murder is related to members of the Russian mafia, who also operate in Greece.
Greek police have detained two men in Thessaloniki on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Stavros Demosthenous, president of the Cypriot football club Karmiotissa FC. The crime occurred on October 17 in Limassol, Cyprus, where Demosthenous was shot dead near his home.
Two people were arrested in Thessaloniki for the murder of the president of the Karmiotissa football team, in Cyprus, a few days ago. The arrested, two 28-year-old expatriates from Georgia, second cousins between them, are the driver of the vehicle involved in the crime and the second the driver of the getaway vehicle. After the crime, the driver of the main vehicle boarded the getaway vehicle as a passenger. It is in this car that genetic mater…
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