The police witness changed them on the basis of what he had reported, [/P]
Specifically, in a sworn statement he retracted what he had testified and which "linked" the three suspects to the atrocious crime.
On the basis of his testimony, the authorities had proceeded in May, nine months after the murder of Poyatzis, to make three arrests. They were a 41-year-old Greek Cypriot, a 27-year-old Greek Cypriot serving a prison sentence and a 37-year-old Syrian. All three face charges of conspiracy to commit a felony, conspiracy to commit murder, premeditated murder, unlawful possession and transport of a category B firearm, unlawful possession and transport of explosives and arson of a vehicle.
The next trial date was set for June 30 and no one is ruling out the possibility of the three being released.
The testimony that "burned them"
Police had proceeded to arrest the two men of them after the testimony from a person who appears to have been present at the conversation that took place at Syros' house in the village of Konia. He had even been offered to participate in the murder or provide them with a pistol for a cash reward of 20 thousand euros.
As reported in earlier reports, the police witness had said in his testimony that he left the conversation of the other three refusing to participate in the criminal act, but overheard that the target was Leontios Poyatzis, "to keep his mouth shut", in the words of one of the suspects. They had even planned their escape since, according to the testimony obtained by the police after the murder, they were going to a house in the village of Timi.
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