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Matsas Becomes Witness, New Adjournment in Thanassis Case

Published February 19, 2026, 14:07
Matsas Becomes Witness, New Adjournment in Thanassis Case

In the case of the murder of Thanassis Nikolaou, Savvas Matsas, the family's lawyer, will testify as a witness and withdraws from the case, which will be taken over by the law firm of Christos Kliridis. The proceedings have been adjourned to March 13th. The defendants are forensic doctor Panikos Stavrianos, former Limassol Police Director Andreas Iatropoulos, former Limassol TAE head Nikos Sofocleous, former Rural Area head Christakis Nathanail, and former Lania police station head Christakis Kapiliotis.