Three remanded in Cyprus over alleged plot to kill twin brothers
An Irish national and two Norwegians were remanded for eight days over an alleged plan to kill twin brothers visiting Cyprus.
Paralimni, Cyprus. Three men have been remanded for eight days after appearing before Famagusta District Court over an alleged plot to kill twin brothers expected to visit Cyprus for a holiday. The alleged plan involved an undercover Danish police officer who was reportedly offered about €85,000 to carry out the killings.
Court proceedings
The suspects are an Irish national and two Norwegian nationals. According to information heard in court, the intended victims were foreign nationals and twin brothers due to travel to Cyprus.
Investigators do not believe the three suspects were the masterminds behind the alleged plot.
Undercover operation
Investigators said the suspects searched online for a hitman and contacted an undercover Danish police officer. Danish police have used undercover officers to prevent planned killings, according to the information presented.
After learning that the alleged killings were being planned in Cyprus, the officer informed Danish authorities and Europol, which alerted Cyprus Police.
The suspects were believed to be linked to a criminal group that offered the officer around €85,000, equivalent to 650,000 Danish kroner, to kill the brothers.
Alleged arrangements in Cyprus
Court evidence indicated that the officer, posing as a hitman, communicated online with the person who contacted him. That person allegedly said authorities would be bribed so that nobody would be present at the scene of the planned killings.
The officer was provided with a ticket to travel from Copenhagen to Cyprus and arrived on the island on 24 August, accompanied by a team of Danish investigators.
According to the court, he received instructions through Signal and went to a location in Larnaca, where he was given €200. He was later instructed to travel to Ayia Napa, where he stayed at a hotel.
On the same day, he received a location to collect further money. At that location, he saw a person dressed in black clothes and slippers leave an envelope on the wheel of a white vehicle.
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