Paphos, Cyprus. Police headquarters returned the case file concerning suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos to the legal service on Friday after completing additional investigative work. The file relates to a complaint of alleged rape and will be evaluated before further action is decided.
File returned after additional investigative work
The case file was initially forwarded to the legal service on February 26 and later returned to the police with instructions for additional investigative work.
“Based on the prescribed procedure, an officer of the legal service evaluated the evidence and the information that had been gathered, and subsequently the relevant instructions were received from the police for further investigative work. After the completion of the investigative work, the file was then returned to the legal service,” the office said.
The file will now be studied and evaluated before any further actions are decided.
Complainants and statements
The case involves complaints made by businessman Theodoros Aristodemou, and the alleged victim.
Phedonos has already given a statement to the police as part of the investigations.
In a public post, Phedonos described the allegations as an “orchestrated attack” against his character and a political assassination.
Allegations resurfaced and additional claims
The allegations resurfaced in February when Aristodemou accused Phedonos of committing the crime some ten years ago.
Additional claims of domestic abuse emerged after social media personality Ioanna Photiou, also known as ‘Annie Alexui’, alleged that Phedonos had beaten his wife Louiza Andreou in 2017.
Andreou has denied all accusations, writing that “my family is being subjected to a coordinated attack” and stating that her husband is “a wonderful man, decent and honest.”
What developments do you expect after the legal service completes its evaluation of the case file?
