Nicosia, Cyprus - Cyprus' attorney general has dropped gambling charges against
about 40 elderly women, including a 98-year-old, whose weekly
poker-and-bridge party had been raided by police.
The
women, mostly in their 70s, had became a local cause celebre after
receiving a court summons this week. Interviews with 98-year-old
Eftychia Yiasemidou appeared in several media outlets.
An
assistant for Attorney General Petros Clerides said Friday the official
had been unaware of the case and only found out about it through media
reports.
Gambling
in Cyprus is punishable by up to six months in jail or a euro 750
($1,000) fine. The ladies were playing at home with small amounts of
cash during their weekly afternoon get-together in November 2009 when
police raided the house.
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