A thirty-year old was arrested on Thursday afternoon in relation to last night’s incidents in the southern coastal town of Limassol by members of the far right party ELAM, who disrupted an event at which the main speaker was former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

Another individual is wanted by the police in connection with this case.

Limassol Crime Investigation Department chief Ioannis Soteriades said that after evaluating certain testimonies the police issued two arrest warrants.

One of the arrest warrants was executed in the afternoon when the thirty-year old from Limassol was arrested, while the second person is still at large.

Soteriades said he could not rule out more arrests on the basis of testimonies and information collected.

Meanwhile two men and a woman who were arrested on Wednesday night have been charged and released by the police.

During the incidents, ELAM supporters forced their way into the lobby of the building where a discussion was to take place. During scuffles that followed a Turkish Cypriot journalist who was accompanying Talat sustained slight injuries. Police prevented ELAM members from entering the hall where the discussion was to take place. Talat delivered his speech.

The government condemned in the strongest possible terms ELAM`s actions, saying it will not allow such behaviour which falls far short of democratic norms.

All political parties and various organizations vehemently condemned last night’s incidents, saying they are a disgrace to democracy and pointing out that everybody should be able to express their views in a civilized manner, within the law