A 75-year-old cancer patient. Over 400 days in prison.
For a crime that — under Cyprus’s own law — cannot be prosecuted.
Now, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled TWICE:
Cyprus has a pattern of ignoring its own laws and failing victims.

SECTION 1:
What the European Court Found Cyprus was found guilty in two major human rights cases.

 X v. Cyprus (2022):
A young British tourist was gang-raped in Ayia Napa — but she was the one prosecuted.
The Court ruled that Cyprus mishandled evidence, ignored procedure, and violated her rights.

N.T. v. Cyprus (2023):
A 14-year-old girl reported sexual abuse. The police failed to act.
The Court condemned Cyprus for violating its legal duties and protections.

These weren’t just legal mistakes.
They show a system willing to ignore truth when it’s inconvenient.

SECTION 2:
Shimon Aykout’s Case — A Legal Impossibility

Shimon is being wrongfully charged with meritless property crimes.

But those charges violate Law 44/1984 — a law written by Cyprus itself.

Clause 11 of the law says:

“No property-related law can be applied
until the land registry is completed and ownership is confirmed.”

✅ The registry was never completed.
❌ No “registration certificates” were issued.
❌ No one has legal ownership.

So the law says: these charges should not exist.

SECTION 3:
Why This Matters

This isn’t just one case.
It’s part of a systemic failure — now targeting an elderly man with cancer.
The same collapse that failed two young women…
is now failing Shimon.

What We Demand
We call on:

The Government of Cyprus
The Ministry of Justice
European legal bodies
Human Rights observers 

Drop the charges. Free Shimon Aykout immediately.

Sources and Case Links
(Link directly to the HUDOC cases)
 X v. Cyprus – 2022, Ayia Napa Case (ECHR)
 N.T. v. Cyprus – 2023 (ECHR)

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Help expose this injustice.
Let’s bring Shimon home.