The stays of seven yr previous Dimitrakis Dimitriou, the youngest EOKA hero, killed by the British in 1956, have been present in a mass grave on the Ayios Yeorgios Kontos Larnaca cemetery, within the touching conclusion of a narrative disclosed by Phileleftheros journalist Pambos Vasilas.
The stays of eight different individuals had been additionally present in the identical grave, but to be recognized.
In remarks on website, Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Photis Photiou mentioned ‘one feels very emotional being right here, as the entire effort and initiative to exhume the stays of little Dimitrakis, the youngest EOKA battle hero, was a household request, so the boy may very well be buried in a unique place, with a monument in his reminiscence, so he can obtain the state honour he deserves’.
Photiou mentioned that his Workplace had been investigating, however they had been delayed by the related Courtroom order, earlier than continuing with the excavation. DNA testing was set to start instantly, with official outcomes anticipated to verify the boy’s identification in two to 3 weeks time.
The Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs paid explicit tribute to Phileleftheros journalist Pambos Vasilas, as this entire course of begun from his personal private initiative, in addition to the pinnacle of the excavation operation Xenophon Kallis and President of the Committee of the Family members of Lacking Individuals Nikos Sergides.
The excavation was performed by Cypriot volunteer archaeologists.
The Phileleftheros journalist mentioned he felt responsibility certain to judge the knowledge that had come to his consideration and inform the related providers.
Dimitrakis Dimitriou was within the 2nd grade of major faculty when throughout a protest of pupils close to the Saint Lazarus church in Larnaca on March 14, 1956, he was shot and killed by a British soldier.