The Greek Cypriot police without a search warrant descended to Resan Investment Company located in the village of Pyla and illegally arrested Serkan Suleyman, the owner of the company as a result of a disagreement between him and Hamit Mustafa the owner of the building which the Company uses. Pyla is a village where Turkish and Greek Cypriots live together and is under the control of the United Nations Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

TRNC Deputy Prime Ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in statement on the issue stated that the attitude of the UNFICYP, which led the Greek Cypriot police to involve in the disagreement between two Turkish Cypriots, was unacceptable.

The Ministry’s statement pointed out that while the UNFICYP was expected to be impartial on the issue and to act in line with the principle of equality in its contacts with the two sides, its attitude of giving priority to the Greek Cypriot police in this incident was unacceptable. The statement said: “Respecting the principle of equality especially in Pyla, which has a special situation, is very important. This expectation of us has been once more reminded to the UNFICYP officials.”