Pressure on for Ayaz to serve sentence in Cyprus

Pressure has been piling on the government this week after Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for being a ‘member of a terrorist organisation’, amid calls for Cyprus to ensure Ayaz serves his jail time in the Republic.

Diplomatic sources close to the matter who spoke to the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday on condition of anonymity said the case was being handled by the justice ministry.

The sentence has been branded as unacceptable by...