THE ORAMS LOST…….
A report that Marion Stuart has sent me, thank you very much Marion for sharing this with me.
Is this the end?
By Marion Stuart
The news of the decision re David and Linda Orams and Mr Apostolides court case was expected by some but hoped that it would not be a question of ‘lose’ by many others.
The Orams who have been the victims of a political and legal wrangle can now publicly share what they have known for a week – namely that they have lost.
But maybe although the battle is lost, the war is not over, as there is the question of who does what in terms of compensation etc, etc to Kirios Apostolides.
For now, David and Linda have issued a press statement which tells much of their feelings and understandings of the drawn out lengthy procedure from the day, shortly after the border crossings were officially opened, when a man appeared in Linda’s front garden in Lapta and tried to serve her legal papers, written in Greek.
Since then, their lives have been increasingly in the spotlight, not only in Cyprus and U.K but further afield in the European Union, as the decision made against them could affect thousands of Europeans who own homes in north Cyprus as well as property in their own country.
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As the Orams say,
The result is very disappointing and a blow to us but we will not let it ruin our lives.
We believe that we unwittingly became entangled in an extremely complex political situation, the dispute between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities over property in Cyprus.
We know that the ruling will also be of great concern to the many foreign property-owners in Cyprus.
We will study the Judgment and consider whether there is anything further to be done. Failing that, we will have to take steps, as far as possible given the political situation in Cyprus, to comply with the Judgment.
We continue to believe that only a political settlement can resolve the property issue and we hope that the Judgment will not undermine that process.
The above message was posted on bulletin boards immediately and within half an hour had some 900 hits as people were eager to learn the decision. It will also appear in all local papers here in North Cyprus, and across the interested world and one may well read of very strong emotions in response to this from joy to abject grief, but if anyone should wish to convey any messages of cheer to David and Linda, they may do so, either on Cyprus44.com Forum or send to marionstuart@hotmail who will be happy to forward them on.
For now, numbness is prevalent, and a degree of shock as hopes have been decimated, but it isn’t over yet. One is supposed to wait ‘until the fat lady sings’ – but who will be the singer and what will be the song?
copyright Marion Stuart.