The trial of the two Turkish Cypriot policemen for the murder of Greek Cypriot watchman
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Title
The trial of the two Turkish Cypriot policemen for the murder of Greek Cypriot watchman
Alternative Title
The trial of the two Turkish Cypriot policemen for the murder of Greek Cypriot watchman
Abstract
Turkish Cypriot police sergeant Mustafa Mehmet and auxiliary policeman Essat Husein, were accused and went on trial for the murder of Greek Cypriot Xristos Aristodimou from Pafos. At the first session of the trial, doctor Pastidis and Mr. Bernt, head of the criminological laboratory of the Police, proved that the calyx found on the crime scene, were from the guns of the offenders. In the afternoon session, witness Iason Xatzigeorgiou, stated that he last saw the victim the night he was killed. In his testimony, Xatzigeorgiou, said that the victim knocked at his door while wounded and tried to help him. The victim at that time, named the murderer to Xatzigeorgiou and was transfered to the hospital afterwards.
Creator
D.K.
Source
ΕλευθεÏία/Eleftheria newspaper
Date
1956-09-29
Language
Greek
Type
Newspaper article
Identifier
eleftheria_1956_09_29_04_a
Bibliographic Citation
"Η δίκη των δÏο ΤοÏρκων αστυνομικÏŽν επι φÏŒνο ελλήνος νυκτοφÏλακος," Ελευθερία, 29 September 1956, p.4
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- Date Added
- October 12, 2011
- Collection
- Newspapers: ΕλευθεÏία/Eleftheria
- Item Type
- Document
- Citation
- D.K., “The trial of the two Turkish Cypriot policemen for the murder of Greek Cypriot watchman,” Cyprus Critical History Archive: Reconsidering the culture of violence in Cyprus, 1955-64, accessed March 29, 2024, http://ccha-ahdr.info/items/show/171.
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