Cyprus Police Chief announces leadership transfers and new disciplinary body

On October 30, 2026, the Chief of the Cyprus Police, Themistos Arnaoutis, announced sixteen transfers of officers and senior officials within the force. A significant change is the establishment of a specialized Disciplinary Committee, which will handle disciplinary cases against police personnel effective November 2, 2026.

The newly formed committee will be staffed by three officers with legal backgrounds: Senior Superintendent Ioannis Cheimonas, who leaves his role as Director of Human Resources, and Superintendents B Stefanos Terezopoulos and Charalambos Chatziasemis, formerly of the Professional Standards and Inspection Directorate and the DASA, respectively. Previously, disciplinary cases were managed by various officers in collaboration with the relevant Assistant Chief, lacking a dedicated permanent department.

This administrative restructuring aims to accelerate the processing of disciplinary matters. The officials are scheduled to commence their new duties on November 2, moving from their current departments to focus exclusively on their role as disciplinary adjudicators.