Justice Ministry lines up backup site for new prison amid Mathiatis objections

Cyprus’s Ministry of Justice and Public Order is no longer committed solely to its original plan for a new prison at Mathiatis-Kataliontas and has put a second site on the table, according to information gathered by Phileleftheros.

The alternative site, recently discussed by the committee set up to handle the project, would come into play if objections from the Mathiatis community are not overcome. It is an isolated plot in the Agios Sozomenos area of Nicosia, with no nearby homes and no...