Justice is served!!!!

[Veronica]

Yes you are right, let all cypriots have their justice. Don't forget that there are two sides to every story and that cypriots from the north were also displaced. They were the ones who also voted YES to reunite the island just a few years ago, but that vote was totally ignored by the south and the rest of the world. Where is the justice you talk about now?

Many Cypriots in the South would welcome reunification if it was not for the problem of what to do with the illegal Turkish immigrants.
The Greek Cypriots have no problem with Turkish Cypriots, in fact many of them say there are no Greek or Turkish Cypriot, just Cypriots.
One of the big worries is that if the Island was re-unified there would be a flood of TURKS to the South. Many people agree that the Turkish Cypriots are the biggest losers as they were displaced from their homes in the South and then overrun by Turks so that they feel like the foreigners in their own homes.
As long as there are so many illegal Turkish immigrants in the North the Greek Cypriots will be worried about re-unification.

Veronica

 

[Cornholio]

Pippin,

The beauty about the final outcome of the Orams case is that it also applies to the illegal Turkish mainland settlers, who are also trespassing on GC-owned property, and thus simplifies another complex issue in the long-running Cyprus problem.

Marisa,

The final outcome of the Orams case also opens the door for displaced TC's to reclaim their properties in the "rump" ROC. Indeed, recently the ROC reinstated two properties in Larnaca and awarded the sum of 500.000 Euros for "loss of use" to an expat TC lady (Nezire Sofi).

Oh, the wonders of justice............

Cornholio :smile:

 

[Cornholio]

Update............

‘End of the road for the Orams’
Published on April 1, 2010

THE BRITISH Supreme Court yesterday rejected a petition by British couple Linda and David Orams to file an appeal against the ruling of the British Court of Appeal in the case of Apostolides vs Orams.

In January, the British Court of Appeal ruled that the Orams must execute a judgment by a Cypriot court, which said that they must demolish the house they illegally built on the land of Greek Cypriot refugee Meletis Apostolides in Lapithos.

Apostolides’ lawyer Constantis Candounas said yesterday’s decision was “the end of the road” for the Orams.

“We are very pleased and of course relieved because this is indeed the end of the road”, Candounas told the Cyprus News Agency.

Candounas said that the Orams have moved from the house they illegally built on Apostolides’ plot and have abandoned the property.

Bur he said they had not yet complied with the Court ruling to demolish the house and pay compensation to the legal owner.

“Since they have not yet paid any compensation, a decree was issued by the court which stipulates that property owned by the Orams in Britain is to be charged,” he added.

The British Court of Appeal ruled in January that a decision by a Cypriot court, in connection with claims relating to Greek Cypriot owned property in the north must be executed.

?End of the road for the Orams? - Cyprus Mail

 

[Cornholio]

Update............

Orams appeal rejected
By George Psyllides
Published on July 16, 2010

A BRITISH couple successfully sued by a Greek Cypriot refugee for using his property in the Turkish-occupied north have lost an appeal against Cyprus at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR),it emerged yesterday.
Linda and David Orams had filed an appeal against a Nicosia court decision issued some six years ago saying that the couple should demolish the house they built on land in Lapithos belonging to Greek Cypriot refugee Meletis Apostolides.
The Orams disputed the court’s jurisdiction, the fairness of the trial and the impartiality of the court.
The Nicosia ruling was ignored by the Orams, who told the court they would only respond to a ruling from a Turkish Cypriot court in the north.
In an effort to get the ruling enforced, Apostolides’ lawyers took the case to the UK.
After a lengthy legal battle, the British court ruled in favour of Apostolides, ordering the Orams to demolish the home they built on his land, return the property and pay back rent (£300 for every month since 2002 plus interest) and legal costs.
Apostolides’ lawyer, Constantis Candounas told state radio yesterday that the June 10 decision was important, coming some three months after the ECHR ruled – in the Demopoulos case --that users of Greek Cypriot properties in the north have rights too.
“The court, after the Demopoulos decision, ruled that the Cypriot court had every right to issue the decision it did and that the procedures followed were correct and proper,” Candounas said.
He said the important aspect of this ruling was that the court found it was the right decision by the Cypriot court despite the couple being users of the property.
“I find the court approach to be very encouraging,” Candounas said.

Orams appeal rejected - Cyprus Mail