Cyprus's justice minister resigned on Thursday amid public uproar at how police handled disappearances of foreign women, victims of a suspected serial killer whose actions went undetected for almost three years
NICOSIA - Cyprus's justice minister resigned on Thursday amid public uproar at how police handled disappearances of foreign women, victims of a suspected serial killer whose actions went undetected for almost three years.
A 35-year-old career army officer is in custody and police say he has confessed to seven killings in total after having connected with the women on an online dating site. Nicolaou, whose ministry primarily supervises police, said his resignation was not an assumption of any responsibility, while adding there were"apparent shortcomings" in how police investigated the reports of the women's disappearances.
In a statement, Anastasiades said he was"deeply saddened" to accept the resignation, calling Nicolaou one of his closest associates.Cypriot police have faced a torrent of criticism over how they handled each case - the magnitude of which was unknown when tourists accidentally found a bound body in a mine shaft flooded by heavy rain on April 14.
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