Nicosia criminal court on Monday dismissed an objection raised by the defendants’ lawyers in the trial concerning alleged financial fraud at the Avakoum monastery.
On trial are monks Nektarios and Porfyrios. They face charges including conspiracy to defraud, forgery and the use of false documents, theft by proxy, handling stolen goods, money laundering, interfering with judicial proceedings and submitting fraudulent tax returns.
Both have pleaded not guilty.
The case came
