Cyprus ‘obliged’ to agree to send Aykut to Israel

The Republic of Cyprus is obliged to agree to transfer Israeli prisoner Simon Aykut to the country of which he holds citizenship to serve out the remainder of his sentence, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Monday.

“Israel has requested the transfer of Simon Aykut to Israel to serve his sentence there. We have an obligation to abide by this agreement. We know that this issue is very special due to the usurpation of Greek Cypriot properties in the occupied territories,” he said.