A Greek Cypriot sergeant major in a “very sensitive unit” of the Greek Cypriot police has been suspended on suspicion of leaking information to criminals involved in international money laundering activities.
According to Fileleftheros, Greek Cypriot Police Chief Stelios Papatheodoru stated that the sergeant was suspended to ensure the integrity of the investigation being conducted under the supervision of the Greek Cypriot Attorney General. Papatheodoru noted that the secretive nature of the crime required keeping the matter confidential.
The newspaper reported that the sergeant major is suspected of having links to a money laundering operation in a European country, which resulted in multiple arrests. Investigations by the security agencies of the European country revealed that a personal electronic device of one of the arrested individuals contained “messages from European security agencies’ international databases.” Further investigations have led to suspicions that the Greek Cypriot sergeant major leaked sensitive information to the criminals.
