A total of 271 cases were investigated by the Domestic Violence Unit in Paphos during its first year of operation, which resulted in 126 arrests.
According to Pafos Assistant Police Director Michalis Ioannou, a total of 271 cases have been investigated by the Pafos Police
from the date of the establishment of the Unit on February 15, 2021 until February 28, 2022, in which there were 303 complainants and 288 accused.
Furthermore, for the purposes of investigating these cases, Ioannou said, 126 arrests have been made and 47 exclusion orders have been issued for removal from the victim's residence.
Also, in 68 other cases, restraining orders have been placed. This team, he added, is supervised by an experienced police officer and the staff that staffs it consists mostly of women who, in addition to the training they received as police officers in the police force, were specifically trained in the ways of investigating such cases.
Mr. Ioannou described the investigation of such complaints as very sensitive, adding that with all seriousness and with all responsibility they monitor the investigation of such cases not only during the investigation but also during their adjudication before the courts, but providing the victims, he said, with assistance beyond the complaint at another stage.
He also said that the cooperation of the Police with other agencies is continuing with a view to providing assistance and finding temporary housing for the victims.
Source: CNA
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