The case against former Sigma TV journalist Giorgos Tattis and Turkish Cypriot former MEP candidate Oz Karahan was adjourned on Tuesday until June 20.

Tattis and Karahan were arrested in October last year after unfurling a banner which read “Republic of Cyprus: the only solution” at an independence day parade. The police found that the banner contained “political content” – something which is forbidden at independence day parades.

Reports suggested 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 had said at the time that they had approached the pair and that one of them had “reacted by abusing police officers”.

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