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Nikos Georgiou on Aykut: "Dangerous Precedent to Transfer Him to Israel"

Published February 11, 2026, 09:30
Nikos Georgiou on Aykut: "Dangerous Precedent to Transfer Him to Israel"

MP Nikos Georgiou strongly criticized the transfer of Simon Aykut to Israel to serve his sentence, calling it a "fiasco" and a dangerous precedent. He argued that this development undermines the prestige of the Republic of Cyprus and the rights of its citizens. Mr. Georgiou expressed concern about how the execution of Aykut's sentence will be ensured in Israel and warned that his transfer could embolden those who seize Greek Cypriot properties in the occupied territories. He linked the Aykut case to a recent French court decision that acquitted an Iranian squatter, arguing that the government's policy on the issue has failed.