Republic of Cyprus citizen detained while leaving Northern Cyprus
A 45-year-old citizen of the Republic of Cyprus was detained on Saturday by Turkish Cypriot authorities at the Ayios Dometios checkpoint. On Thursday, she is due to appear before a military court in Nicosia.
According to Cyprus Mail, the woman was detained while leaving Northern Cyprus through the Ayios Dometios checkpoint. The previous day, while crossing the checkpoint in the opposite direction, she failed to pass an identity document check.
The woman is currently being held at a police station in the northern part of Nicosia and is awaiting trial.
Her 47-year-old husband reported his wife's detention. He went to the Ayios Dometios police station on Saturday and said that his wife had been detained while leaving Northern Cyprus.
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