Defence argues Avakoum case a smokescreen for Tamasos debts

Cyprus Mail · 26/10/2026, 3:30:13 μ.μ.

The whole Avakoum monastery scandal was conjured to cover up an unpaid loan Tamasos Bishop Isaias took from the monastery and only partially paid back, defence lawyer Kostis Efstathiou argued on Monday before the Nicosia criminal court. Efstathiou, who is defending monk Nektarios, said Isaias had initially borrowed €155,000 from the monastery and later other […]