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Cyprus Court Hears Testimony in Case Against German Real Estate Agent

Published January 19, 2026, 16:17
Cyprus Court Hears Testimony in Case Against German Real Estate Agent

The trial of a German real estate agent accused of advertising and exploiting Greek Cypriot land in the occupied territories continued at the Nicosia Criminal Court. During the session, the defense faced difficulties accessing digital material from investigations in Germany, requiring the assistance of an expert. The Prosecution Authority handed over a hard drive to the defense containing over 5 million documents in German. The defense counsel raised concerns about the availability of a translator to study the material and challenged the legality of the process for the material from Germany, proposing a 'trial within a trial' on the matter. Witness testimony revealed that the accused was the managing director and founder of the real estate company advertising properties in the occupied territories.