A 2 year prison sentence was imposed today by the Limassol Permanent Criminal Court on a defendant, who threw a lit cigarette lighter resulting in a fire near the state forest of Choraferi, in Limassol district, on July 3, 2021. The defendant was facing a charge of causing a fire in a state forest or within 2 kilometres of its edges as a result of his reckless or negligent action.
According to the decision of the Court of Cassation, which ordered the immediate imprisonment of the convicted man, "what makes this offence particularly serious is the consequences of its commission. This fact makes it necessary to impose severe and dissuasive penalties in order to combat such offences and to protect the property and safety of citizens and the natural environment, which plays a decisive role in shaping the quality of life and the level of health of every human being."
It is in this context that the Court of Cassation held that no suspension of the execution of the defendant's prison sentence was justified, even though the defendant remained at the place and tried to extinguish the fire To extinguish the fire, 8 fire engines and 2 aircraft were used.
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