Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Cyprus President's Stolen Body Found...

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Cyprus President's Stolen Body Found...

Image Source: Reuters



I am not into politics or better yet, I don't talk a lot about politics. There is something about watching institutionalized corruption on a large scale that I can't stomach so you won't find me blogging about Obama or our Prime Minister (that is what we call our head honcho in Canada)or the latest political buzz, not on this here blog. But part of 4Real...? is my shock and bewilderment at what this world and the people in it, are deciding to do with their lives, day in and day out, to each other.

Today I had to stop and blog about the fact that a former president of Cyprus, had his body stolen from the grave...for ransom.

I just have to type it out... WHAT THE FUCK?!

President Tassos Papadopoulos died in of small cell lung carcinoma (lung cancer) in December of 2008. In December of 2009 his body went missing...

Authorities ruled out political motivations for the disappearance of the body and sought world wide assistance during their investigation. It turns out that three men
decided to steal the presidents corpse for money. Police were tipped off by an anonymous phone call and found the body buried in a nearby cemetery in a shallow grave.

Yahoo News Reports:

Police were led to the macabre discovery after the Indian suspect, who authorities say has confessed involvement, made contact with Papadopoulos's family this week.

"The suspect said he felt remorse, so decided to ask for money to reveal where the body was hidden and leave Cyprus," said Yiannakis Charalambous, a superintendent with Cyprus police.

The Indian was paid 200 euros with the promise of more which was not forthcoming, Charalambous told the court.



Crazy shit...200 Euros??? Wouldn't he make more at a real job?

What I also thought was crazy...This Yahoo News article written in 2010 refers to a suspect as "The Indian".

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Still waters run deep. The Media, News agencies, Television and Radio are "trusted" sources of information. Our societal norms have dictated we should believe these sources as they are ethical and true. What was interesting, was the way the writer referred to the suspect, while it is a fact, yes he is Indian, it's interesting it would be highlighted in the article, as if to unconsciously suggest it was a contributing factor to this crime.

For the record three men were involved. The man believed to mastermind the body heist is already in prison for other crimes. The two men involved in the actual stealing of the body were of Indian and Cypriot nationality.
And both men, have yet to be charged.

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