Search of safety deposits in Zavratonas case ruled unlawful

The supreme court has rejected attorney-general George Savvides’ appeal against the annulment of the search warrant for two safety deposit boxes belonging to social media personality Natalie Tziapoura, ruling that the police had not been presented with sufficient evidence.

Arguing that the affidavit submitted to the police provided insufficient proof, the supreme court said that the court of first instance should not have approved the search warrant, which had been issued in the context...