Police say “Sandy” claims will be assessed by court as separate data case continues

Nicosia, Cyprus. Police said the claims and positions of the woman using the pseudonym “Sandy” will be judged in court after a second written statement was published by Cyprus Times, returning the high-profile case to public attention.

Police spokesman Vyronas Vyronos said police could not comment further on the positions of parties in a case that has already been filed before the courts.

Statements by “Sandy” and Drousiotis

In two written interventions published by Cyprus Times, “Sandy” has presented her version of events concerning her involvement in the case. She has also responded to claims that criminal proceedings against her and journalist Makarios Drousiotis are an attempt to silence journalistic investigation.

In her first statement, she called for data available from Drousiotis’s device and accounts to be examined through a lawful and independent technical process to establish the trail of specific messages.

Drousiotis said in a social media post that examinations of devices and other digital material were under way, funded through public donations. He said the evidence had begun to challenge the police version of events and “Sandy’s” account that she alone fabricated the messages and that their content was the product of her imagination.

In her second intervention, “Sandy” said she wrote messages connected with the case but maintained that they did not reflect real conversations or events. She also denied responsibility for material she said she did not write, say or pass on.

Separate investigation

Police are also investigating a separate criminal case following a complaint by a specific individual alleging a breach of personal data through the book “Mafia State.”

Vyronos said the investigation remained under way, with statements being taken to determine whether criminal offences may arise against Drousiotis. He said no timeframe had been set for its completion, as each statement in such cases could potentially produce new evidence and testimony.