Appeal court upholds pre-trial detention in rape case

The Court of Appeal upheld the pre-trial detention of a Turkish Cypriot man facing rape, indecent assault and sexual harassment charges, rejecting his appeal against a district court ruling ordering that he remain in custody until the start of his trial before the Famagusta criminal court, the law office announced on Tuesday.

In a judgment dated July 23, the appeal court found that the Famagusta district court had properly exercised its discretion when ordering the defendant’s detention...