In today’s episode, the Supreme Court ruled that former state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos may file a case to annul a court ruling which found national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, who died in 2005, was strangled to death.

Meanwhile, Cyprus spent a total of €44.4 million on hosting Ukrainian refugees in 2022 and 2023.

Elsewhere, a drone illegally delivered two packages into the central prison.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.