Cyprus President concerned as remains of Papadopoulos still missing

President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias has expressed concern over the fact that as time goes by, the case of the theft of the remains of former President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos has not yet been resolved.

Asked about the violation of the grave of Papadopoulos, Christofias said “What can one think? I am thinking that time goes by and the case hasn’t been resolved and this saddens me because there will be increasing speculation.”

This, he pointed out, is not pleasant either for the family or for the Republic of Cyprus.

“Such acts do not honour us, but this does not mean that it is the Republic of Cyprus’ fault. It is a profane act, which shocked everyone, no-one expected anything of the sort in our country and unfortunately the culprits who have committed this crime, took enough measures to make it difficult to solve this crime”, the President remarked.

On his opinion as to the possible identity of the culprits, President Christofias said no-one should speculate anything. “This is the work of others. Speculation belongs to others. I can only speak on the basis of facts. We want the case to be resolve”, the President added.

On 10 December, unknown persons violated the grave of Tassos Papadopoulos, who passed away last year, and removed the body, leaving only an empty coffin, which was found on Friday morning. The Police are investigating the case.