The serious allegations of Anna Aristotelous caused tremors in the competent authorities and various reactions in the public sphere, against a Police Officer for attempting to smear her name and professional life.
After the complaint made on Monday and the appointment of Legal Achilleas Aimilianidis as an independent criminal investigator by the Attorney General in order to investigate the allegations made by Ms.Aristotelous against an officer and barrister, the police guild is taking a public stand via the Cyprus Times.
"No to people's courts and public convictions"
As the Ppresident of the Police Corps Branch of the ISOTITA Guild, Nikos Loizidis, has declared, their position over time has been, if criminal responsibility is proven after a legal criminal investigation process against any member of the Security Forces, they should be brought to justice.
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However, Loizidis wanted to make it clear that they are against popular courts, public convictions
, public requests from public authorities, as these are not the right procedures."
We should be very careful in public statements or positions, he added. "Central Jail, Police, Legal Services, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, Board of Parole, lifers, felons, felons on remand, prosecution witness protection program, narcotics, underworld, electromechanical facilities (EMS-arc-phone internet) all of the above, are the "River" that spills into the "Sea" of the criminal investigator's investigation. We should be patient for the situation to be sorted out, for the investigation to end and for the proper clearance to be done where and when it is due," he noted.
Asked to comment on the resentment of citizens as to the allegations against some members of the force that occasionally see the light of day, he stressed that, in a democracy, there are procedures and laws. "The Security Forces have been hurt, but they will not stop functioning. As they have been holding the Republic of Cyprus for about 60 years, they will continue to do so," he said.
Finally, he sent the message that the police officers will find their "way" as the pillars of a proper state and the clearing of justice - as he said - will shine.
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