The case against former Green Party candidate in the European parliament elections Oz Karahan and former Sigma TV journalist Giorgos Tattis, who were both arrested for unfurling a banner containing “political content” at Cyprus’ independence day parade in October, was on Monday postponed until January 24.

The pair’s lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou requested that the case be postponed as he said he had not been sent all the relevant witness material from the prosecution. This request was accepted, and Karahan and Tattis will now return to court next year.

The pair were arrested after unfurling a banner which read “Republic of Cyprus: the only solution” at the parade, with reports suggesting that the pair unfurled the banner before being informed by police that displaying banners with political content at the parade is prohibited.

However, they reportedly refused to take the banner down, and as such were arrested.

The police said at the time they had approached the pair, and that one of them had “reacted by abusing police officers

He was arrested, and the second of the pair, who was reportedly also “causing concern and abusing police officers”.

Additionally, the police said, both resisted arrest, and were both thus re-arrested. One was also arrested for assaulting a police officer.

The banner had been visible on social media in the days preceding Cyprus’ independence day on October 1, with Karahan having shared an image resembling it on his social media campaign alongside a link to a petition created by the “pan-Cyprian mobilisation for the freedom of Cyprus”.