Defence wavers then holds as German property usurper’s trial resumes

Friday’s hearing at the Nicosia criminal court into the ongoing trial of a German real estate agent was marked by a brief attempt by the defence counsel to withdraw from the case, citing overwhelming evidential volume and procedural constraints.

Defence lawyer Sotiris Argyrou told the court he intended to step aside, arguing that the scale and complexity of the material, much of it in German, made meaningful preparation “practically impossible”.

Argyrou however ultimately conceded...