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Brit’s protest against Cyprus continues
Country: Cyprus
13 October 2008
A Briton who purchased an off-plan house in Cyprus is currently camped outside the Cyprus High Commission in London in an indefinite protest after the property was resold “unlawfully” without his consent, or reimbursement.
For the past seventy nights Conor O’Dwyer has been ‘Sleeping Rough for Justice’ outside the Cypriot High Commission in objection to the fact that no charges relating to the unlawful reselling of his house have been yet made against the developers and lawyers involved.
The property developer in Paralimini sold a plot of land designated for the construction of a 4-bedroom house to O’Dweyer in 2005 for £163,000 and then resold it to another buyer.
O’Dwyer has allegedly been twice assaulted by the developer, once in 2006 and again in January 2008, sustaining a series of head injuries and spending time in hospital.
Although O’Dwyer’s case has been well documented in the Cypriot press, nothing has been done about it to date.
O'Dwyer says "420 days ago the Minister of the Interior told the TV News in Cyprus “An investigating officer has already been appointed. However, our money remains in the developer’s bank, our name is in the lands registry and someone else is living in our house, this investigation does not need Sherlock Holmes. It's no longer a question of is there corruption in Cyprus? It's a case of how high does the corruption go?”
“Crooked developers and lawyers in Cyprus act with impunity. My developer has kept all our money and managed to unlawfully sell our house to another family. The developers have assaulted me twice; my 2006 assault is now on YouTube and on its way to the European Court of Human Rights. The Cypriot authorities dropped it before I went to court. I was assaulted again in January 2008 and spent six days in hospital, I now see that case with its delays going the same way.” said O’Dwyer.
Homes Overseas contacted the Cypriot High Commission this morning and spoke to the Deputy High Commissioner, Dimitris Hatziarqyou, who said that the case of Mr O'Dwyer was “extremely embarrassing.”
He added: “It seems that O'Dwyer signed contracts to purchase the home and has indeed been registered as the owner with the Cypriot land registry. However, following a dispute with the developers, the home was subsequently sold on to another British family.
“We have heard conflicting reports from both parties relating to the ownership of the house, and it’s a matter of justice taking its course. It’s rare that unfortunate situations like this surface in Cyprus, however, we want to reassure the thousands of Britons buying property in Cyprus, that justice will prevail.
“We are also aware that O'Dwyer was seriously assaulted and we have helped to push forward his case to 9 January 2009 and can reassure Mr O'Dwyer that the offenders, if found guilty, will be jailed.”
Details of his family’s plight and the protest can be found on his websites www.lyingbuilder.com and www.shameoncyprus.com.
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