A 28-year-old suspect in the premeditated murder of 49-year-old businessman Stavros Demosthenous will remain in custody until the trial on April 29, the Limassol criminal court decided on Thursday.
The criminal court examined a request put forward on Tuesday by the defence for the suspect to be released on bail.
The request was dismissed on the grounds that the suspect may be convicted and he was thus returned to the central prison where the other accused remain.
The man had been arrested along with another 28-year-old in Thessaloniki on a European court warrant and is allegedly the person who drove the car which the killers boarded after ditching their getaway motorcycle.
The defendants, two aged 28, two aged 30, one aged 31 and one aged 51, face a series of charges, including premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit a felony, conspiracy to commit murder, arson of a vehicle, the illegal possession, transportation and use of a firearm, the use of explosives and vehicle theft.
All remain in custody except the 51-year-old who was released on bail. His DNA was found on a stolen car used to watch the victim.
Stavros Demosthenous was shot dead while sitting in a car next to his 18-year-old son in the Ayios Athanasios area of Limassol on October 17, 2025.
The trial was postponed on Tuesday to April 29 after the emergence of testimonial material that has yet to be disclosed to the defence.
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