Man fraudulently obtained £20,000 using a forged document to sell a car

Turkish Cypriot police announced that an individual who sold a vehicle using a forged power of attorney and obtained £20,000 in fraudulent manner was arrested and brought to court. 

The suspect E.Y., who was arrested on Friday December 6 in connection with the crimes of “forging documents,” and “fraudulent acquisition of records” in Lefkosia and Kyrenia, was brought before the court on Saturday. 

The police stated that the suspect sold a vehicle using a forged power of attorney and fraudulently obtained £20,000.

Speaking in court, the police stated that in July 2024, the suspect applied to the Lefkosia Revenue and Tax Department and then to the Vehicle Registry Office in Kyrenia with a forged power of attorney in order to sell A.Ç.'s car, thus circulating forged documents. The suspect sold the vehicle with the forged power of attorney and fraudulently obtained £20,000. The officer explained that the suspect was arrested on Friday December 6 regarding the matter, and an investigation was initiated.

The police added that the suspect admitted in his statement to circulating the forged power of attorney in Lefkosia and Kyrenia but claimed he was not the one who prepared the document. The officer stated that security cameras in the city would be reviewed, and additional statements would be taken.

In response to a question from prosecutor Senem Palabıyık, the officer revealed that the suspect had identified the person who prepared the power of attorney and that this testimony would be verified. Emphasizing that the investigation was ongoing, the police requested the suspect be detained for three more days.

The judge ordered that the suspect be detained for three days.

What happened?
The suspect, E.Y., was previously arrested in October for allegedly presenting a forged power of attorney to the Lefkosa Land Registry Office and enabling the sale of a property belonging to a company in Nicosia for £520,000. After the investigation, the suspect was released on bail for the charges of “forging documents,” “using forged documents,” and “fraudulent acquisition of records.”