Retrial opens in ‘Zavrantonas’ drug case over protected witness pardon

Fresh scrutiny fell on the handling of a key protected witness on Wednesday as Giorgos Christodoulou, known as ‘Zavrantonas’, appeared before the Nicosia criminal court for the start of his retrial after his original conviction and 22-year prison sentence were overturned. The appeal court earlier this month annulled the 2022 conviction in connection with a […]