Soldiers cleared of Cyprus brawl

by Dave Keating | August 1, 2008 at 02:17 am

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The case of nine British soldiers who got into a bar brawl in Cyprus has been settled, with the soldiers being cleared. The bar owner, a customer and two soldiers were injured in the fighting.

A Cypriot Judge made the ruling, deciding that there was not enough evidence to link the servicement to the specific injuries.

Nine British soldiers have been acquitted of starting a mass brawl in a bar in Ayia Napa, Cyprus.

The defendants, who all served with the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers at Dhekelia, on the island, had faced up to five years in jail.

They were celebrating finishing tours of Iraq and Afghanistan when a fight began in the Bedrock Inn on 2 February.

All pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from grievous and actual bodily harm to breach of the peace.