Three guilty of stealing former Cyprus president's body

Two Cypriots and an Indian accused of stealing the remains of Cyprus's former president Tassos Papadopoulos were found guilty by the criminal court on Monday. The body was dug up in Kato Deftera cemetery on December 11, 2009 in one of the most bizarre cases in the east Mediterranean island's criminal history.
Indian Sabrjit Singh, Antonis Prokopiou Kitas - already serving life for double murder and rape - and his brother Mamas Kitas were found guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime, exhuming a corpse without a court order and trespass. The offences carry a maximum penalty of 18 months. More serious charges of blackmail and extortion were dropped.