Cyprus Mail12 Aug 2026

Convicts released on presidential pardon to relieve overcrowding

Both Cypriots and foreigners are being released from prison on Wednesday on presidential pardon ahead of the August 15 religious holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in an effort to relieve overcrowding.

The justice ministry said those being released were minor offenders who met the criteria and had been placed on a list drafted with the approval of the Law Office....

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