Israel approves transfer request of jailed property developer Aykut

Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut has formally requested to be transferred to Israel to serve the remainder of his five-year prison sentence imposed by a Cypriot court, with Israeli authorities approving the request and the matter now under examination by the justice ministry.

Aykut, 75, submitted the application to the Israeli authorities shortly after his conviction, and, according to sources speaking to the Cyprus Mail Justice Minister Costas Fitiris is currently engaged...