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Guilty of the charges relating to the offences of "Setting fire to orchards and plantations" (Article 317 of the Penal Code) and lighting fires in the countryside (Law 220/1988), the Limassol Criminal Court today sentenced the accused person for the deadly fire of July 3, 2021, which started in the village of Arakapas and spread to other areas of the mountainous Limassol and Larnaca.
Because of the fire, four persons died in the village of Odou in the Larnaca district, while the property damage caused amounts to €15,318,798.
The Prosecution's case was based on circumstantial evidence, which was deemed sufficient by the Court to convict the accused of the aforementioned offences.
The case was set on 31 May 2023 for plea in mitigation by the defendant's defence counsel.
On behalf of the Attorney General of the Republic, the case was handled by Ms. Anna Matthaiou, Attorney of the Republic A'.
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