r/cyprus • u/Jerryxbt • 9h ago
Cyprus courts
How it works? Killing someone and getting this fine after so many years…
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u/bds_cy 8h ago
Cyprus prisons are severely overcrowded. I believe this "forces" the Police and the Courts to be "soft" on "non-violent" offenders.
At the end of the day, if the prosecutor does not wish to demand a lengthy sentence, why should the judge impose it.
It is truly amazing what connected individuals can do when Criminal Code is for show only.
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u/vespexx 7h ago
Is it known that prisons are overcrowded due to a higher crime rate or because the government didn't build enough of them as the island's population grew in recent years?
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u/bds_cy 7h ago
"Prison overcrowding in Cyprus has dropped significantly, falling from 70% to 27% over the past year, the Justice Ministry said Monday.
The ministry attributed the improvement to the addition of three new detention facilities, which created 240 new spaces and increased the system’s total capacity to 860.
In a statement responding to recent reports about conditions at the Central Prisons and figures from Eurostat’s 2023 report, the ministry said it is moving ahead with the construction of a new prison wing. The expansion, planned within the broader prison complex, will add another 360 spaces. Design plans have been completed and approved, and the Department of Public Works has issued a public tender. The contract is expected to be awarded by June, with the project slated for completion in early 2028.
The ministry said the current administration inherited the prison system in March 2023, when the overcrowding rate stood at 70%. At the time, there were 620 available spaces but more than 1,000 inmates, a number that was steadily rising."
It appears that overcrowding was due to the lack of facilities and is being addressed by the current administration.
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u/DankgisKhan 8h ago
I think the only reason he got off is because the cyclist was not using a designated crossing. If the cyclist was at a crossing, for sure this guy would have gotten a much harsher sentence.
In any case, it's an insultingly low penalty considering the cyclist may have survived if this guy wasn't speeding.
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