NICOSIA: A Cypriot court jailed a 25-year-old British tourist for one year on Friday after convicting him of the hit-and-run death of a Swedish mother in a holiday resort on the island.
The Famagusta district court also revoked the tourist’s driving license for 18 months but authorities did not release his name.
The Briton was involved in the killing of Camilla-Christina Pamdahl, 46, who was on holiday with her five-year-old daughter, on May 4.
She was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run accident at a pedestrian crossing in the popular resort of Ayia Napa.
The Briton was found guilty of causing death due to a reckless or dangerous act, driving a vehicle under the influence of drugs, abandoning the scene of an accident and failing to report it.
The 25-year-old was driving a rented beach buggy at the time of the accident and fled the scene on foot, leaving the rental vehicle behind.
Police said the driver was nearly five times over the legal alcohol limit of 9 mg with a test reading of 44 mg. He also tested positive for cannabis in his system when arrested.
Ayia Napa is known for attracting partying British tourists every summer.
Briton jailed for fatal accident at Cyprus resort
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Briton jailed for fatal accident at Cyprus resort
- The Famagusta district court also revoked the tourist's driving licence for 18 months
- The Briton was involved in the killing of Camilla-Christina Pamdahl
Israeli court postpones trial of Adnan Ghaith until Jan. 20
- Palestinian Authority’s governor of Jerusalem charged with violating military orders
LONDON: An Israeli court on Sunday postponed the trial of the Palestinian Authority’s governor of Jerusalem until Jan. 20.
Adnan Ghaith, who lives in the Silwan neighborhood of the city, is charged with violating Israeli military orders issued against him since he was appointed to the position in 2018.
Israeli authorities have imposed several military restrictions on Ghaith, including preventing his entry into the occupied West Bank and limiting his movement within Silwan.
He is also banned from communicating with 51 national and official figures, including Palestinian leaders.
Ghaith has been under house arrest for various lengths of time since 2018. Last year he traveled abroad — to Morocco — for the first time to attend an event supporting Jerusalem, after years of being denied the right to travel.
The Palestinian Authority said that Israeli authorities’ measures against Ghaith were intended “to cut off his connection with the political and national scenes in the occupied capital (Jerusalem),” the WAFA news agency reported.
