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Saturday, July 08, 2006

Huge reaction to arrest

"Architect Osman Sarper, arrested in South, remains in detention

Osman Sarper, a Turkish Cypriot architect, was taken into custody and then later imprisoned for 8 days for having the architectural plans of a tourism facility in his possession while crossing into Southern Cyprus. Following a trial on Wednesday, Sarper's family, who were expecting his release, possibly on bail, along with various non-governmental organizations in Northern Cyprus reacted angrily to the decision to extend his imprisonment. Sarper's imprisonment was extended until next Wednesday. "

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