A disciplinary investigation was launched on Saturday after a 17-year-old briefly escaped from police custody at Omorfita police station in Nicosia the previous evening, following instructions by police-chief Themistos Arnaoutis.
The teenager, who was being held in connection with a theft investigation and alleged illegal possession of property, escaped from the station late on Friday afternoon before being recaptured a few hours later.
Police said that immediately after the escape
