Cross-border mafia behind property sales in north

The mafia on both sides of the divide in Cyprus seem to be cooperating to sell off Greek Cypriot properties in the Turkish occupied north to foreigners, according to a prominent Turkish Cypriot political figure. People’s Party leader, and former negotiator for the solution of the Cyprus problem, Kudret Ozersay’s comments come as the Republic of Cyprus awaits for the extradition from Rome of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer charged with embezzlement of Greek Cypriot properties. Akan Kursat, apprehended in Italy based on an old outstanding warrant for property fraud in the north, now faces charges carrying a potential prison sentence