‘Govt’ accused of treating north like ‘spoils of war’ over fibreoptic internet deal

The north’s ruling coalition was accused by opposition political party CTP ‘MP’ Erkut Sahali on Friday of treating the island’s northern third like “the spoils of war” as the debate over a controversial deal which will, if implemented, bring fibreoptic internet to the north, rolls on.

“This group which forms the government sees this country like the spoils of war. They do not see this country as a homeland, they do not feel they owe anything to this place. They look at it as ‘this is the spoil of war...