Menoyia centre to temporarily house police detainees from mid-September
The former migrant detention centre in Menoyia will be converted into a temporary facility to ease overcrowding in police detention centres.
Menoyia, Cyprus. The former migrant detention centre in Menoyia will be used as a temporary detention facility for people in police custody under measures intended to address overcrowding in police detention centres.
Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said operations at the converted facility are expected to begin in mid-September.
Conversion works
Speaking at a meeting with representatives of the police and the public works department on Monday, Fitiris instructed that the necessary conversion works begin immediately.
The measure is intended to improve temporary detention conditions and help decongest existing police facilities.
Previous use of the facility
The Menoyia centre was initially used to detain foreigners. It has since been replaced by a new facility in Limnes, where migrants are gathered before deportation.
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